Coppenhall Junction railway accident
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Der Eisenbahnunfall von Winsford am 26. Dezember 1962 war der Auffahrunfall eines Schnellzuges auf einen anderen Schnellzug südlich des Bahnhofs Winsford auf der West Coast Main Line bei Coppenhall Junction. 18 Menschen starben.
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On the evening of 26 December 1962, cold weather and snow in and around Crewe had caused points to become frozen and trains were being detained at signals. About midway between Winsford and Crewe, the 13:30 Glasgow Central to London Euston Mid-Day Scot, hauled by an English Electric type 4 diesel, D215, with 13 coaches and 500 passengers, was stopped at a signal but the driver found the telephone to Coppenhall Junction, the next signal box ahead, out of order. Seeing the next signal ahead he decided to proceed down towards it and use the telephone there, but too fast. In the darkness he failed to notice the 16:45 express from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street, hauled by an electric locomotive with eight coaches with 300 passengers, standing on the line ahead and collided with
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On the evening of 26 December 1962, cold weather and snow in and around Crewe had caused points to become frozen and trains were being detained at signals. About midway between Winsford and Crewe, the 13:30 Glasgow Central to London Euston Mid-Day Scot, hauled by an English Electric type 4 diesel, D215, with 13 coaches and 500 passengers, was stopped at a signal but the driver found the telephone to Coppenhall Junction, the next signal box ahead, out of order. Seeing the next signal ahead he decided to proceed down towards it and use the telephone there, but too fast. In the darkness he failed to notice the 16:45 express from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street, hauled by an electric locomotive with eight coaches with 300 passengers, standing on the line ahead and collided with it at about 20 mph (32 km/h). The collision killed 18 passengers; 33 other passengers and one railwayman were seriously injured. All these casualties were in the two rear coaches of the Liverpool train, which were telescoped after a coupling fractured. Passing motorists aligned their cars so that their headlights illuminated the scene, to aid rescuers. The cattle-shed at nearby farm was used as a temporary mortuary. The official Ministry of Transport investigation in to the accident was led by colonel D. McMullen, who submitted his report in June 1963.
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Der Eisenbahnunfall von Winsford am 26. Dezember 1962 war der Auffahrunfall eines Schnellzuges auf einen anderen Schnellzug südlich des Bahnhofs Winsford auf der West Coast Main Line bei Coppenhall Junction. 18 Menschen starben.
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