Heritage railway stations · North East England
Darlington rail crash
Darlington rail crash in England North East, United Kingdom.
Thomas Nugent — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Darlington rail crash is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Darlington rail accident occurred on the evening of 27 June 1928 when a parcels train and an excursion train collided head on at Darlington Bank Top railway station in County Durham, England. The accident was caused by the parcels train driver passing a signal at danger, due to misunderstanding the signalling layout in an unfamiliar part of the station. This accident resulted in the deaths of 25 people and the serious injury of 45 people.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.5178, -1.5468
- District
- Darlington
- Parish
- Darlington, unparished area
- Postcode
- DL1 5UQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Darlington
Sources
- wikidata: Q5224020 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Darlington rail crash (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Darlington rail crash?
- Darlington rail crash is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL1 5UQ), in the parish of Darlington, unparished area.
- Who owns Darlington rail crash?
- Darlington rail crash is owned by | service =.
- Is Darlington rail crash free to visit?
- Yes, Darlington rail crash is free to enter.
- How do I get to Darlington rail crash?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DL1 5UQ. It sits within the Darlington parliamentary constituency.