| 词条 | Severn Tunnel rail accident |
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| name = Severn Tunnel rail crash | 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 = 7 December 1991 | time = | location = Severn Tunnel, between English and Welsh borders | location_dir = | location_city = | location_dist_km = | location_dist_mi = | country = Great Britain | line = Great Western Main Line | operator = | owner = | service = | type = | cause = Axle counter failure or driver error | bus = | trains = 2 | vehicles = | passengers = | crew = | pedestrians = | deaths = 0 | injuries = 185 (5 serious) | damage = | property = | route_map = | route_map_state = | route_map_name = | footnotes = List of UK rail accidents by year }} The Severn Tunnel rail accident occurred in the tunnel on 7 December 1991.[1] The 08:30 London Paddington to Cardiff Central HST was stopped at a signal guarding the entrance to the Severn Tunnel. On telephoning the signalman according to Rule 55, the driver was advised of a signal failure and given permission to proceed slowly at caution. Three miles into the tunnel, the train was struck from behind by a Class 155 Super-Sprinter travelling from Portsmouth to Cardiff. 185 passengers were injured, including five seriously, but none fatally.[1] Because track circuits were unreliable in the unusually wet tunnel environment (10 to 20 million gallons of water are pumped out per day),[2] axle counters were used instead. The official report into the accident[2] could not reach a firm conclusion, but speculated that the cause was either:
References1. ^1 2 {{cite magazine|last1=Stephen|first1=Paul|title=Deep Impact|magazine=Rail Magazine|date=7 December 2016|issue=815|pages=54-57|publisher=Bauer Media|location=Peterborough|issn=0953-4563}} {{Coord|51|34|41|N|2|41|46|W|type:event_region:GB|display=title}}{{1991 railway accidents}}{{Railway accidents in the United Kingdom, 1900–1999|state=collapsed}}{{England-rail-transport-stub}}2. ^1 {{cite book|last=Seymour| first=R.J.| title=Railway Accident in the Severn Tunnel| publisher=H.M. Railway Inspectorate | url=http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docSummary.php?docID=185}} 7 : Train collisions in England|Train collisions in Wales|Railway accidents in 1991|1991 disasters in the United Kingdom|Tunnel disasters|Accidents and incidents involving British Rail|December 1991 events |
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