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| 19th December 1973 19/12/2012 at 10:36 #39368 | |
Steam Buff
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On this day 39 years ago was the Ealing rail crash (info taken from wiki) Quote: The Ealing rail crash was an accident on the English railway system that occurred on 19 December 1973. The 17:18 express train from London Paddington to Oxford—with approximately 650 passengers on board—was derailed while travelling at around 70 mph (110 km/h) between Ealing Broadway and West Ealing.Our thoughts go out to the people who died on that dreadful day Last edited: 19/12/2012 at 22:12 by Steam Buff Log in to reply |
| 19th December 1973 19/12/2012 at 19:21 #39410 | |
moonraker
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Have seen some of the pictures of this accident. Very nasty and could have been worse considering Longfield Junction (now removed) was smack between the two bridges (short tunnels) between the two stations
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| 19th December 1973 19/12/2012 at 21:52 #39416 | |
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benstafford
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39 Years. I wish it were 29 as that would mean that my 30th was next year rather than 40!
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| 19th December 1973 19/12/2012 at 22:12 #39418 | |
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Steam Buff
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" said:39 Years. I wish it were 29 as that would mean that my 30th was next year rather than 40!Sorry my mistake - i can't add up. Lol I have corrected it Log in to reply |