Singleton Bank rail crash
53°48′27″N 2°57′00″W / 53.8076°N 2.9500°W
| Singleton Bank rail crash | |
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| Details | |
| Date | 16 July 1961 |
| Location | Weeton, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Line | Fleetwood Branch Line |
| Cause | Signaller error; site staff error |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 2 |
| Deaths | 7 |
| Injured | 116 |
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The Singleton Bank rail crash occurred on 16 July 1961 near Weeton, Lancashire, England.
Events
[edit]The 8:50 diesel multiple unit train from Colne to Fleetwood collided with the rear of a ballast train at about 45 miles per hour (72 km/h). The latter had been working in the vicinity of Singleton Bank signal box and was about to leave to clear the section for the express.
Victims
[edit]Seven were killed (the driver and six passengers) and 116 were injured.[1]
Report
[edit]The signalman at Singleton misunderstood a telephone message which led him to make a serious error and accept the diesel train irregularly. The accident report also strongly criticised the local inspectors for allowing poor working practices.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Langley, Brig C A (22 December 1961), Report on the Collision at Singleton Bank (PDF), HMSO, retrieved 10 January 2009
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