Heritage railway stations · North East England
Little Salkeld rail accident
Little Salkeld rail accident in England North East, United Kingdom.
James T M Towill — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Little Salkeld rail accident 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 Little Salkeld rail accident occurred on 19 January 1918 in Long Meg cutting, between Little Salkeld and Lazonby railway stations (about 15 miles (24 km) south of Carlisle on the Settle-Carlisle Line). As the 11 carriage 08:50 London St Pancras to Glasgow St Enoch express approached the cutting, a heavy landslip caused by a sudden thaw blocked both tracks ahead of the train. Just five minutes earlier a platelayer had walked past the spot and seen nothing amiss. The engine, a Midland Railway 1000 Class No. 1010, ploughed into the mass of clay at a speed of 50–60 mph (80–100 km/h), telescoping the front two carriages. 6 passengers were killed immediately and another fatally injured, whilst 37 passengers and 9 railway staff received non-fatal injuries. The more seriously injured were taken either to the Cumberland Infirmary or Fusehill Military Hospital, both in Carlisle.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.7240, -2.6798
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Hunsonby
- Postcode
- CA10 1NL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Penrith and Solway
Sources
- wikidata: Q6651823 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Little Salkeld rail accident (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Little Salkeld rail accident?
- Little Salkeld rail accident is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CA10 1NL), in the parish of Hunsonby.
- Who owns Little Salkeld rail accident?
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- Is Little Salkeld rail accident free to visit?
- Yes, Little Salkeld rail accident is free to enter.
- How do I get to Little Salkeld rail accident?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CA10 1NL. It sits within the Penrith and Solway parliamentary constituency.