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| Picture No | 10006384 |
| Date | 7 June 1865 |
| Description | Railway accident at Rednal, Shropshire |
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A railway accident near Rednal Station in Shropshire, on the Shrewsbury & Chester line of the Great Western Railway, when an excursion train from Birkenhead did not see a flag warning that men were working ahead. The brakes were applied on sight of the men, and the train derailed and turned over. Eleven passengers and two train crew were killed.
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| Source | Illustrated London News, 17 June 1865, page 572 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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