List of rail accidents in the United Kingdom
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This list is of railway accidents in Britain sorted chronologically. For a list sorted by death toll see List of British rail accidents by death toll. It does not include incidents that did not involve rolling stock, such as the King's Cross fire of 1987.
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[edit] 2000s
- Copmanthorpe rail crash, 25 September, 2006; 1 killed
- Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, 10 July 2005; 1 killed
- Helpringham Fen, 6 December 2004; 2 killed
- Ufton Nervet, 6 November 2004; 7 killed, 150 injured
- Tebay, 15 February 2004; 4 track workers killed; 3 injured
- Norton Bridge, 16 October 2003; 1 injured
- Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, 3 August 2003; 1 killed
- Potters Bar, 10 May 2002; 7 killed, 70 injured
- Selby, 28 February 2001; 10 killed, 80+ injured
- Welwyn Garden City, 28 November 2000; 1 injured as an empty Class 313 EMU derails and falls 90 degrees narrowly missing the 24ft drop into the bus station - injuring driver.
- Hatfield, 17 October 2000; 4 killed, 35 injured
[edit] 1990s
- Ladbroke Grove, 5 October 1999; 31 killed, 400 injured
- Winsford, 23 June 1999; 31 injured
- Spa Road Junction rail crash, 8 January 1999; 0 killed, 4 injured
- Southall, 19 September 1997; 6 killed, 150 injured
- Bexley derailment, 4 February 1997; 0 killed ("mercifully" according to judge), 4 injured
- Watford South, 8 August 1996; 1 killed, 69 injured
- Stafford, 8 March 1996; 1 killed, 22 injured
- Largs, 11 July 1995; 0 killed, ?? injured
- Ais Gill, 31 January 1995; 1 killed, 30 injured
- Cowden, October 1994; 5 killed, 12 injured
- Morpeth rail crash, 27 June 1994; 1 injured
- Greenock, 25 June 1994; 2 killed
- Hither Green, Summer 1994; 1 injured
- Morpeth rail crash, 13 November 1992; 1 killed
- Appleford crossing, 3 December 1991; 1 injured
- Severn Tunnel, December 1991; 100 injured
- Newton July 1991; 4 killed, 22 injured
- Cannon Street Station, 8 January 1991; 2 killed, 240 injured
- Stafford, August 1990; 1 killed, 35 injured
[edit] 1980s
- Newcastle Central Station, 30 November 1989; 15 injured
- Bellgrove (Glasgow), March 1989; 2 killed
- Purley Station, March 1989; 5 killed, 90 injured
- Clapham Junction, 12 December 1988; 35 killed, 100+ injured
- St. Helens, November 1988; 1 killed, 18 injured
- Forest Gate, October 1987; 14 injured
- River Towy, October 1987; 4 killed
- North Berwick, 1986; 4 injured
- Colwich, September 1986; 1 killed 60 injured
- Lockington, 26 July 1986; 9 killed, 11 injured
- Summit Tunnel fire, 20 December 1984; 0 injured
- Falkirk, July 1984; 13 killed, 44 injured
- Morpeth, June 1984; 35 injured
- Holborn rail crash, July 1980; 1 injured
[edit] 1970s
- Invergowrie, October 1979; 5 killed, 52 injured
- Paisley Gilmour Street, April 1979; 7 killed, 67 injured
- Taunton sleeping car fire, 6 July 1978; 12 killed, 19 injured
- Nuneaton, June 1975; 6 killed 67 injured
- Moorgate Underground, February 1975; 43 killed, 74 injured
- Watford Junction, 1975; ?? killed, ?? injured
- Ealing, December 1973; 10 killed, 94 injured
- Eltham Well Hall, June 1972; 6 killed, 126 injured
- Chester, May 1972; 2 Injured
[edit] 1946 - 1969
- Morpeth, May 1969; 6 killed, 121 injured
- Hixon, 6 January 1968; 11 killed, 27 injured
- Hither Green, 5 November 1967; 49 killed, 78 injured
- Thirsk, 31 July 1967; 7 killed, 45 injured
- Connington South, 5 March 1967; 5 killed, 18 injured
- Stechford, 28 February 1967; 9 killed, 16 injured
- Cheadle Hulme, 28 May 1964; 3 killed, ?? injured
- Lincoln, 3 June 1962; 3 killed, 50 injured
- Dagenham East, 30 January 1958; 10 killed
- Lewisham, 4 December 1957; 90 killed, 173 injured
- Luton, 22 December 1955; 1 killed, 50 injured
- Barnes, 2 December 1955; 13 killed, 35 injured
- Milton, 20 November 1955; 11 killed, 157 injured
- Sutton Coldfield, 23 January 1955; 17 killed, 43 injured
- Irk Valley Junction near Manchester, 15 August 1953; 10 killed, 60 injured
- Harrow and Wealdstone, 8 October 1952; 112 killed, 340 injured
- Motspur Park, 6 November 1947; 4 killed, 12 injured
- Goswick, 27 October 1947; 27 killed
- South Croydon, 24 October 1947; 32 killed, 183 injured
[edit] 1900 - 1945
- Bourne End, 30 September 1945; 43 killed, 64 injured
- Norton Fitzwarren, 1940; 27 killed
- Castlecary rail crash, 10 December 1937; 35 killed, 179 injured
- Welwyn Garden City, 15 June 1935; 13 killed, 85 injured
- Winwick Junction, 28 September 1934; 12 killed
- Charfield, Gloucestershire, 13 October 1928; 15 killed
- Darlington, 27 June 1928; 25 killed
- Bere Ferrers railway station, Devon, 24 September 1917; 10 killed
- Quintinshill, 22 May 1915; 227 killed, 246 injured.
- Ais Gill, 1 September 1913; 14 killed, 38 injured.
- Pontypridd, 23 January1911; 11 killed (rear collision)
- Hawes Junction, 24 December 1910; 12 killed.
- Coulsdon North (then called Stoats Nest), 29 January 1910; 7 killed
- Shrewsbury, 15 October1907; 18 killed (derailment at high speed)
- Elliot Junction 28 December, 1906; 22 killed
- Grantham, 19 September, 1906; 13 killed, 17 injured (derailment)
- Salisbury, 30 June 1906; 28 killed (24 passengers, 4 crew)
- Witham, 1 September, 1905; 11 killed (derailment)
- Hall Road rail accident 10 July 1905; 20 killed (electric trains collided)
- Glasgow St Enoch, 27 July, 1903; 16 killed 27 injured (train ran into buffer stops)
- Cardiff, Wales, 21 April, 1909; 3 killed - (Boiler explosion)
[edit] Pre 1900
- Welshampton, 11 June 1897; 11 killed (derailment)
- Snowdon Mountain Railway, 6 April 1896; 1 killed (derailment)
- Menheniot, 9 February 1895; 12 killed (collapse of viaduct)
- Chelford, 22 December 1894; 14 killed (wind caused a truck to be blown in path of express)
- Llantrisant 12 August 1893; 13 killed (train down an embankment)
- Thirsk 2 November 1892; 10 killed (collision)
- Norwood Junction crash, 1 May 1891; no casualties
- Norton Fitzwarren 10 November 1890; ten killed
- Armagh, 12 June 1889; 80 killed (runaway carriages collide with following train)
- Hexthorpe, 16 September 1887; 25 killed, 66 injured (express ran into stationary race train)
- Penistone: two accidents there - 16 July 1884: 24 killed; and 1 January 1885 4 killed
- Tay Bridge disaster, 28 December, 1879; 75 killed
- Pontypridd, 19 October 1878; 13 killed after a collision
- Radstock, 7 August 1876; 15 killed
- Abbots Ripton crash, 21 January, 1876 ; 14 killed - snow sticks slotted signals in clear position.
- Shipton-on-Cherwell, 25 December 1874; 34 killed, 69 injured
- Thorpe, 10 September 1874; 25 killed, 100+ injured
- Manuel Junction, 27 January 1874 16 killed (express and mineral trains collide)
- Menheniot, 2 December 1873 - head on collision on single line; no casualties
- Wigan, 1 August 1873; 10 killed
- Kirtlebridge, 2 October 1872; 12 killed
- Stairfoot, 12 December 1870; 14 killed (train divided)
- Newark, 20 June 1870; 18 killed (excursion train and freight train collided)
- Abergele, 20 August 1868; 33 killed
- Staplehurst, 9 June 1865; 10 killed, 49 injured
- Winchburg, 13 October1862; 15 killed (collision in deep cutting)
- Portswood, 6 December 1861; 1 killed
- Kentish Town, 2 September 1861; 16 killed (passenger and freight trains collide)
- Clayton Tunnel, 25 August 1861; 23 killed, 176 injured
- Wooton Bridge Collapse, 11 June 1861; 2 killed on freight train
- Atherstone, 16 November 1860; ten killed
- Helmshore, 4 September 1860; 11 people killed (collision)
- Round Oak 23 August 1858; 14 killed (divided train)
- Straffan 5 October 1853; 16 killed (collision)
- Bishopstoke 13 March, 1852; driver killed
- Dee bridge disaster, 24 May 1847; 5 killed
- Beeston, Nottinghamshire, November 1844, 15-20 injured
- Anerley, Croydon, 4 October 1844; 15 injured
- Sonning Cutting, 24 December 1841; 8 killed, 17 injured
- Hertford, Northwich, 29 October 1841; 1 killed
- Whiston, 12 July 1839; 2 killed
- Wetheral, 3 December 1836; 3 killed
- Edge Hill, 15 September 1830; William Huskisson became the first fatality on a public railway at the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway
- Philadelphia, Co Durham, 1815; boiler explosion of "Brunton's Mechanical Traveller" on a plateway; 16 killed, mainly sightseers.
