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The Northgates Train Crash
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iBase ID
5779
Title
The Northgates Train Crash
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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE - ST MARY DE CASTRO (CDV) Strongroom Stack 145
Railways
Large railway bridge; houses to right
1/4 Glass plate negative
GP5329
Negatives Collection, The Record Office
The Northgates train crash occurred on Saturday 24th September, 1949. Due to a lapse in concentration from the signalman, a goods train struck an oncoming locomotive, derailing it and causing it to crash into the back garden of 47B Northgate Street. Miraculously, nobody was seriously hurt in the crash.
In this photograph, a steam-driven crane is being used to lift the locomotive from the road beneath the viaduct.
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GP5329
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Negatives Collection, The Record Office
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Uploaded on
2013-05-31 12:31:56
