Sutton Coldfield rail crash

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In the Sutton Coldfield train disaster of 23 January 1955, an express passenger train from York to Bristol, England, took the sharp curve into Sutton Coldfield railway station at 60 mph (97 km/h) or twice the permitted speed.

17 passengers were killed.

Similar accidents

• Amagasaki rail crash

See Also

• List of British rail accidents

External links

• BBC Page on January 1955 accident (http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/23/newsid_2671000/2671481.stm)

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