| 词条 | Eccles rail crash (1941) |
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| name = Eccles rail crash 1941 | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | image_map = | image_map_alt = | image_map_caption = | pushpin_map = | alternative_map = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | mapframe = | qid = | mapframe_zoom = | coordinates = | date = 30 December 1941 | time = 08:18 | location = Eccles, Lancashire | location_dir = | location_city = | location_dist_km = | location_dist_mi = | country = England | line = Liverpool to Manchester Line | operator = London Midland and Scottish Railway | owner = | service = | type = Collsion | cause = Signal passed at danger, fog, error in working practices | bus = | trains = 2 | vehicles = | passengers = | crew = | pedestrians = | deaths = 23 | injuries = 57 | damage = | property = | route_map = | route_map_state = | route_map_name = | footnotes = List of UK rail accidents by year }} The 1941 Eccles rail crash occurred on 30 December 1941 at the east end of Eccles railway station in Lancashire, England. EventsA westbound train {{efn|The 06:30 from Rochdale to Pennington}} passed danger signals in fog in the wartime blackout and collided at about 30 mph with an eastbound train {{efn|The 06:53 from Kenyon Junction to Manchester Exchange}} traversing a crossover. A major contributory cause was that the signalman had erroneously suspended "fog working", which would give greater distances between trains, due to a misunderstanding about whether fogmen were on duty. The fog was worsened by the nearby Manchester Ship Canal and visibility was as low as 10 yards.[1] InquiryAn inquiry into the accident was opened on 7 January 1942.[2] At the conclusion of the Inquiry the Ministry of Transport Inspector blamed the signalman was blamed for the accident.[3] The Rochdale train should not have been permitted to go towards the occupied junction caused by the signalman not observing to the block regulations and a confusion over which fogmen were on duty.[3] The Driver was also partly to blame for his speed in low visibility conditions which would not allow him to observe the signals.[3] The Inspector also noted that if the trains had been fitted with an automtic train control system that had been recently trialled by the LMS in the London area, it would have prevented the collision in the fog.[3] VictimsInitial reports were at least 15 people were killed and 100 injured[3], some later died in hospital and a total of 23 people were killed and 57 with serious injuries.[4] Notes{{notelist}}References1. ^{{Citation| last = Wilson| first = Major G R S| title = Accident Report| date = 9 April 1942| publisher = Ministry of War Transport| url = http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/MoT_Eccles1941.pdf| accessdate = 2008-11-12}} (Poor-quality scanned typescript) {{1941 railway accidents}}{{Railway accidents in the United Kingdom, 1900–1999|state=collapsed}}{{Coord|53.4854|-2.3311|display=title|region:GB|format=dms}}{{England-rail-transport-stub}}{{GreaterManchester-stub}}2. ^{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Inquiry into Train Collision |day_of_week= |date=8 January 1942 |page_number=2 |issue=49128 |column= }} 3. ^{{cite news|newspaper=Manchester Evening News|date=30 December 1941|title=15 Killed and 100 Injured in Eccles Rail Crash}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news|newspaper=Newcastle Evening Chronicle|date=25 April 1942|title=Signalman was Confused - Blamed for Eccles train crash}} 15 : Railway accidents and incidents in Lancashire|Rail transport in Greater Manchester|Railway accidents in 1941|Eccles, Greater Manchester|1941 in England|Railway accidents involving fog|Disasters in Greater Manchester|20th century in Lancashire|Railway accidents involving a disregarded signal|Accidents and incidents involving London, Midland and Scottish Railway|1941 disasters in the United Kingdom|December 1941 events|Train collisions in England|Rail accidents caused by a driver's error|Railway accidents and incidents in Greater Manchester |
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