Newark rail crash
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Railway accidents in 1870Use British English from August 2017
A disaster on the British rail network (Midland Railway) occurred on 21 June 1870 when two trains collided at Newark in Nottinghamshire, England, killing 18 passengers and injuring 40 others. The investigation found that an axle had broken on the goods train, and the excursion train collided with the debris on the track.
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Clay Lane, Newark and Sherwood Newark
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N 53.0725 ° | E -0.7929 ° |
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Clay Lane
Clay Lane
NG24 2JT Newark and Sherwood, Newark
England, United Kingdom
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