Nuneaton rail crash
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The Nuneaton rail crash occurred on 6 June 1975, on the West Coast Main Line just south of Nuneaton railway station in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. The crash happened when the 23:30 sleeper from London Euston to Glasgow derailed after entering a temporary speed restriction at too high a speed. Six people (four passengers and two staff) died and 38 were injured. In the subsequent inquiry, the accident was deemed to have been caused by driver error, partially due to the failure of lineside equipment warning of the speed restriction.
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Cooper Street, Nuneaton and Bedworth Chilvers Coton
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Cooper Street
Cooper Street
CV11 4BP Nuneaton and Bedworth, Chilvers Coton
England, United Kingdom
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