Whitacre, Nether. Railway accident
Railway accident at Nether Whitacre. 1903
IMAGE LOCATION: (Warwickshire County Record Office)
Reference: PH, 352/197/26, img: 3417
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Date of accident was 18th August 1903.
“In this case the driver of a goods train from Birmingham to Ancoats, travelling on the up goods line between Whitacre Junction and Whitacre North Signal Boxes, ran past the outlet signal for the goods line at Whitacre North Signal Box which was at danger, and collided with the stopblock at the end of the neck, with the result that some waggons of the train were derailed and fouled the up passenger line just as a special passenger train from Bristol to Hellifield was passing on that line.
The engine of the passenger train was partially derailed, and all the carriages damaged by contact with the derailed waggons.
Nine passengers complained of injuries.”
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