| Kentish Town rail accident | |
| Date: | 2 September 1861 |
| Location: | Kentish Town station |
| Country: | England |
| Line: | Hampstead Junction Railway |
| Cause: | Signalling error |
| Trains: | 2 |
| Deaths: | 16 |
| Injuries: | 317 (20 seriously) |
| Footnotes: | List of UK rail accidents by year |
On 2 September 1861, near Kentish Town station in London, 16 people were killed and 317 were injured when an excursion train operated by the North London Railway collided with a freight train operated by the London and North Western Railway.[1]
The excursion train was running early and had been given permission to proceed, but met the freight train as it crossed the lines at a freight sidings unprotected by signals.[2]
. William Yolland. 1861. Board of Trade Report. HMSO .