Four people die in train crash at Stockport

Record ID: 238323

  • Title: Four people die in train crash at Stockport
  • Date: 6th December 1948
  • Summary: Gaumont British Ident SLATE INFORMATION: Railway Disaster in the Fog ENGLAND: Greater Manchester: Cheshire: Stockport: EXT CRASHES - TRAIN Two trains crash on viaduct above town. Four killed. Shots of wrecked carriages, trains etc RAILWAYS Two trains crash on viaduct in fog above town Four killed shots of the damage, wrecked carriages etc. Disasters and Accidents; Rai
  • Embargoed: 21st December 1948 12:00
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  • Location: Unspecified
  • Topics: Disasters / Accidents / Natural catastrophes,Weather
  • Reuters ID: LVA4Y9EHQBMVYNVQ999F4V971FQC
  • Story Text: Foggy conditions caused a collision between two passenger trains on a viaduct 150 feet above the town of Stockport, which resulted in four deaths and many more injuries
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