There have been three major rail accidents and one notable incident near in
Cheshire
Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...
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1948 Winsford railway accident
On 17 April 1948, 24 people died when the 17:40 Glasgow to London Euston train hauled by LMS Princess Royal Class 4-6-2 No 6207 ''Princess Arthur of Connaught'' was stopped after the communication cord was pulled by a passenger (a soldier on leave ...
- 1948
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Coppenhall Junction railway accident - 1962
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1965 Winsford railway accident - 1965
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1999 Winsford railway accident
On 23 June 1999, a Virgin Trains electric express train from London Euston to Glasgow Central, hauled by Class 87 No 87027 ''Wolf of Badenoch'', ran into an empty First North Western four-carriage Pacer unit, injuring 27 people. The express had ...
- 1999
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