EAW015600 ENGLAND (1948). The Wath Road Junction Derailment, Wath Upon Dearne, 1948
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Details
| Title | [EAW015600] The Wath Road Junction Derailment, Wath Upon Dearne, 1948 |
| Reference | EAW015600 |
| Date | 19-May-1948 |
| Link | |
| Place name | WATH UPON DEARNE |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 445232, 400903 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -1.3179895433571, 53.502624007823 |
| National Grid Reference | SE452009 |
Pins
 Breakdown crane lifting or preparing to lift a bogie from one of the derailed/crashed coaches |
MB |
Saturday 25th of January 2014 10:50:29 AM |
| The 11:45am London St Pancras-Bradford train was double-headed by two 'Jubilee' class 4-6-0s. The pilot engine was 5605 'Cyprus' and the train engine was 5609 'Gilbert and Elice Islands' |
MB |
Saturday 25th of January 2014 10:48:08 AM |
I assume this was LMS 5609, and that the pilot engine had been removed by the time this view was shot |
MB |
Saturday 25th of January 2014 10:49:27 AM |
User Comment Contributions
Full details of the accident can be gleaned from the official report that is available from here: http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/eventsummary.php?eventID=1413 |
Brightonboy |
Saturday 27th of February 2016 07:57:39 AM |