Eccles rail crash (1941)

Eccles rail crash (1941)

"This article is about the 1941 rail accident. For the 1984 accident, see Eccles rail crash (1984)."infobox UK rail accident


title= Eccles rail crash 1941
date= 30 December 1941 8:18
location= Eccles, Greater Manchester
line = Liverpool to Manchester Line
cause= Signal passed at danger, fog, error in working practices
trains= 2
pax=
deaths= 23
injuries=

The 1941 Eccles rail crash occurred on 30 December 1941 at the east end of the station at Eccles, Greater Manchester, in northern England. A westbound train passed danger signals in fog during the wartime blackout, and collided at about 30 mph with an eastbound train traversing a crossover; 23 people were killed. A major contributory cause was that the signalman had erroneously suspended "fog working", which would give greater distances between trains, due to a misunderstanding about whether fogmen were on duty. The fog was worsened by the nearby Manchester Ship Canal and visibility was as low as 10 yards.


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