The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash was a three-train collisio...

wikipedia - 08 Oct 2022
The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash was a three-train collision at Harrow and Wealdstone station in Wealdstone, Middlesex (now Greater London) during the morning rush hour of 8 October 1952. 112 were killed and 340 injured, 88 of these being detained in hospital, and it remains the worst peacetime rail crash in the United Kingdom[1] but the second deadliest overall, surpassed only by the Quintinshill rail disaster of 1915 which killed 226.

One Of The World's Worst Rail Crashes, In Harrow

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One Of The World's Worst Rail Crashes, In Harrow ...

In photos: The tragic Harrow & Wealdstone rail crash of 1952

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In photos: The tragic Harrow & Wealdstone rail crash of 1952 ...

October 9th On this day: Train crash between Harrow and Wealdstone leads to many deaths

Express - 08 Oct 2023
October 9th On this day: Train crash between Harrow and Wealdstone leads to many deaths ...

Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash: Boy rescuer remembers devastation

BBC.com - 08 Oct 2012
Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash: Boy rescuer remembers devastation ...

Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash in pictures: Remembering the tragedy 66 years on

My London - 08 Oct 2018
Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash in pictures: Remembering the tragedy 66 years on ...

'A 40-foot pile of splintered wood and tangled steel': Eyewitness account of Britain's worst rail disaster

The Mirror - 08 Oct 2012
'A 40-foot pile of splintered wood and tangled steel': Eyewitness account of Britain's worst rail disaster ...

On This Day: More than 100 die in Britain's worst peacetime rail disaster

Yahoo News UK - 07 Oct 2013
On This Day: More than 100 die in Britain's worst peacetime rail disaster ...

Harrow and Wealdstone's 'Angel of Platform Six' honoured on 70th anniversary of crash

Harrow Online - 08 Oct 2022
Harrow and Wealdstone's 'Angel of Platform Six' honoured on 70th anniversary of crash ...

All but four of the 112 dead were aged between 15 and 22

Watford Observer - 04 Jan 2013
All but four of the 112 dead were aged between 15 and 22 ...

Local novelist finds inspiration in ink

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Local novelist finds inspiration in ink ...

Deadliest UK train crashes - victims 'shot' to stop them burning alive to triple smash

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Deadliest UK train crashes - victims 'shot' to stop them burning alive to triple smash ...

10 Lesser-Known Transport Disasters Of The 20th Century

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10 Lesser-Known Transport Disasters Of The 20th Century ...

Heroism and Tragedy: The Harrow and Wealdstone Rail Crash

Harrow Online - 29 Jun 2016
Heroism and Tragedy: The Harrow and Wealdstone Rail Crash ...

BBC Two - Britain's Deadliest Rail Disaster: Quintinshill - Recreating Britain's most deadly train crash for television

BBC - 23 Feb 2018
BBC Two - Britain's Deadliest Rail Disaster: Quintinshill - Recreating Britain's most deadly train crash for television ...

'It was fate I survived Clapham 30 years ago'

Express - 09 Dec 2018
'It was fate I survived Clapham 30 years ago' ...

Harrow rail crash remembrance service held at Harrow and Wealdstone station

Watford Observer - 08 Oct 2012
Harrow rail crash remembrance service held at Harrow and Wealdstone station ...

On This Day: More than 100 die in Britain's worst peacetime rail disaster

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On This Day: More than 100 die in Britain's worst peacetime rail disaster ...

Remembrance service held at Harrow & Wealdstone station to mark 70th anniversary of rail crash

Harrow Online - 07 Oct 2022
Remembrance service held at Harrow & Wealdstone station to mark 70th anniversary of rail crash ...

The history of Harrow and Wealdstone Station

Harrow Online - 27 Jul 2022
The history of Harrow and Wealdstone Station ...

Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash