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Sutton Coldfield rail crash

1955 disasters in the United Kingdom1955 in England20th century in WarwickshireAccidents and incidents involving British RailDerailments in England
Disasters in WarwickshireJanuary 1955 events in the United KingdomRail accidents caused by a driver's errorRailway accidents and incidents in the West Midlands (county)Railway accidents in 1955Sutton ColdfieldUse British English from November 2017

The Sutton Coldfield train crash took place at about 16:13 on 23 January 1955 in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire (now within Birmingham), when an express passenger train traveling from York to Bristol, derailed due to excessive speed on a sharp curve.

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Sutton Coldfield rail crash
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