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Title: Charlestown Railway Accident 1912 - ALC00462
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Title
Charlestown Railway Accident 1912 - ALC00462
Description
21 June 1912. 'The Manchester to Leeds express literally burst the rails asunder' on the already notorious Charlestown Curve between Todmorden and Hebden Bridge killing four passengers and injuring many more. Seen here the derailed Aspinall 2-4-2T and the wrecked carriages, the second carriage reduced to 'matchwood.
Source
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
Date
1910s
Rights
PHDA - Alice Longstaff Collection
Relation
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
Identifier
ALC00462.tif
Collection
Citation
“Charlestown Railway Accident 1912 - ALC00462,” Pennine Horizons Digital Archive, accessed April 25, 2024, https://penninehorizons.org/items/show/13282.
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