EAW015601 ENGLAND (1948). The Wath Road Junction Derailment, Wath Upon Dearne, 1948
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Details
| Title | [EAW015601] The Wath Road Junction Derailment, Wath Upon Dearne, 1948 |
| Reference | EAW015601 |
| Date | 19-May-1948 |
| Link | |
| Place name | WATH UPON DEARNE |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 445213, 400903 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -1.3182760040773, 53.502625641805 |
| National Grid Reference | SE452009 |
Pins
Billy Turner |
Friday 26th of February 2016 06:55:45 PM | |
 Stanier 'Jubilee' class three-cylinder 4-6-0 no 5609 'Gilbert and Elice Islands'. The train had been travelling at 60 to 65mph before the derailment |
MB |
Saturday 25th of January 2014 10:59:07 AM |
| Several coach bogies have become separated from their coach bodies |
MB |
Saturday 25th of January 2014 10:51:47 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 |
Friday 26th of February 2016 08:45:07 PM |
The train consisted of 12 coaches and was the 11:45am London St Pancras to Bradford, hauled by two Jubilee 4-6-0s. It had set out from London the day before Aerofilms overflew the site. The crash happened because a section of the straight track had become distorted. |
MB |
Saturday 25th of January 2014 10:56:36 AM |