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Lytham rail crash

1920s in Lancashire1924 disasters in the United Kingdom1924 in EnglandDerailments in EnglandHistory of Lancashire
Lytham St AnnesNovember 1924 eventsRailway accidents and incidents in LancashireRailway accidents in 1924Use British English from May 2012

The derailment of a passenger train at Lytham, Lancashire, England occurred when the front tyre of the locomotive fractured. The crash caused the loss of 15 lives. The accident happened on 3 November 1924 to the 4.40 pm Liverpool express travelling to Blackpool at 5.46 pm. When the tyre failed, the train was moving at about 50 mph (80 km/h), and the train derailed at a crossing, then hit a bridge, closely followed by the Warton signal box. The building was completely demolished and coals from the grate ignited a carriage. The engine toppled over together with two of the carriages.

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Lytham rail crash
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