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1944 Ilford rail crash

1940s in Essex1944 disasters in the United Kingdom1944 in the United KingdomAccidents and incidents involving London and North Eastern RailwayIlford
January 1944 eventsRail accidents caused by a driver's errorRailway accidents and incidents in EssexRailway accidents and incidents in LondonRailway accidents in 1944Railway accidents involving a signal passed at dangerRailway accidents involving fogTrain collisions in EnglandUse British English from March 2018
Ilford station geograph 3702569 by Ben Brooksbank
Ilford station geograph 3702569 by Ben Brooksbank

The 1944 Ilford rail crash occurred on 16 January 1944 when, in darkness and dense fog, an express passenger train passed a signal at danger and collided with another passenger train that was stopped at Ilford railway station in Essex, England. The collision killed nine people, including three United States Army personnel and Frank Heilgers, the Member of Parliament for Bury St. Edmunds. Thirty-eight people were injured.

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1944 Ilford rail crash
Ilford Hill, London

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IG1 2ZL London (London Borough of Redbridge)
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Ilford station geograph 3702569 by Ben Brooksbank
Ilford station geograph 3702569 by Ben Brooksbank
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