List of rail accidents (before 1880) explained

17th century

1650

1810s

1813

1815

1818

1820s

1821

1827

1828

1829

1830s

1830

1831

1833

1834

1836

1837

1838

1839

1840s

1840

1841

1842

1843

1844

1845

1846

1847

1848

1849

1850s

1850

1851

1852

1853

1854

1855

1856

1857

1858

1859

1860s

1860

1861

1862

1863

1864

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1865

1866

1867

1868

1869

1870s

1870

1871

1872

1873

1874

1875

1876

1877

1878

1879

See also

Sources

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Foley, Michael . Britain's railway disasters: fatal accidents from the 1830s to the present day . 15 January 2014 . 978-1-78159-379-0. Barnsley. 886539827.
  2. Leeds Mercury 7 March 1818
  3. News: Corrections and clarifications . The Guardian . 21 June 2008 . 2 May 2009 . London .
  4. News: Mercury. Manchester. 8 September 1829. Accident on the Railway. Manchester Mercury. 23 May 2021.
  5. Web site: Tewburn. William. 11 February 1831. The Liverpool Mercury. 22 May 2021. British Newspaper Archive.
  6. News: Mercury. Liverpool. 28 October 1831. Fatal Accident on the Warrington & Newton Railway. The Liverpool Mercury. 23 May 2021.
  7. News: Liverpool – shocking accident on the railroad. The Times. 1833-02-04. Quoted in Book: Hylton, Stuart. The Grand Experiment: The Birth of the Railway Age, 1820–45. 978-0-7110-3172-2. 2007. Ian Allan. 81–82.
  8. News: FATAL ACCIDENT . Caledonian Mercury . 22 February 1834 . 17570.
  9. Book: Reed, Robert . 1968 . Train Wrecks: A Pictorial History of Accidents on the Main Line . Seattle . Superior Pub. Co. . 127 . 0-517-328976 .
  10. News: Rhône - Givors - Accident de Train. October 17, 1836. La Presse, p.3. January 24, 2018.
  11. Book: Reed . Robert C. . Train Wrecks - A Pictorial History of Accidents on the Main Line . 1968 . Superior Publishing Company . 0-517-328976 . 8.
  12. News: York Herald. 18 August 1838. 4. Fatal Accident on the Birmingham Railway. Newspapers.com.
  13. News: . Local Intelligence . Bucks Herald . 9 March 1839 . 3 . 18 July 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  14. https://books.google.com/books?id=6oM-AAAAcAAJ&dq=10+maart+1843+Warmond&pg=PA4 Handleiding tot de kennis van de verschillende soorten van locomotieven
  15. Accident on the Dover Railway . 29 July 1845 . 5 . 18988 . A .
  16. FEARFUL AND FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY . 21 January 1846 . 5 . 19139 . D .
  17. Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons, 1847, vol. 30, pg. 185
  18. Web site: 1851-05-22. Report of Captain Laffan Relative to the Fatal Collision in the Sutton Tunnel. Laffan. R.M..
  19. Web site: Accident Returns: Extract for the Accident at Burnley on 12th July 1852. 1852-08-03. Wynne. George.
  20. Accident on the South-Eastern Railway . 7 October 1852 . 7 . 21240 . C .
  21. Book: Reed, Robert . 1968 . Train Wrecks: A Pictorial History of Accidents on the Main Line . Seattle . Superior Pub. Co. . 18 . 0-517-328976 .
  22. Book: Reed, Robert . 1968 . Train Wrecks: A Pictorial History of Accidents on the Main Line . Seattle . Superior Pub. Co. . 18 . 0-517-328976 .
  23. Web site: Accident Returns: Extract for the Accident at Dixonfold on 4th March 1853. 1853-03-29. Wynne. George.
  24. Book: Reed, Robert . 1968 . Train Wrecks: A Pictorial History of Accidents on the Main Line . Seattle . Superior Pub. Co. . 18 . 0-517-328976 .
  25. News: Rada Jr. . James . Looking Back 1853: Passengers die on B&O Railroad . March 26, 2024 . Cumberland Times-News . May 20, 2022.
  26. Web site: Baltimore, March 28. Train accident 27 Mar 1853 on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad . Newspapers.com . March 26, 2024.
  27. Book: Reed, Robert . 1968 . Train Wrecks: A Pictorial History of Accidents on the Main Line . Seattle . Superior Pub. Co. . 22 . 0-517-328976 .
  28. News: Notable Chicago-area train wrecks . Jul 15, 2012 . June 14, 2017 . . Chicago, IL.
  29. Book: Reed, Robert . 1968 . Train Wrecks: A Pictorial History of Accidents on the Main Line . Seattle . Superior Pub. Co. . 19 . 0-517-328976 .
  30. L. Wright (Photographer): Train wreck on the Providence Worcester Railroad near to Pawtucket, August 12, 1853, Rochester: George Eastman House; Photo: Trains! at The George Eastman House, kodak.com
  31. Web site: Traveling through History: Stories of the Northern Central Railroad during the Civil War . Maryland Center for History and Culture . Maryland Center for History and Culture . May 9, 2024.
  32. Web site: Historical Overview . Ruxton, Riderwood, Lake Roland Area Improvement Association . Ruxton, Riderwood, Lake Roland Area Improvement Association . May 9, 2024.
  33. Web site: Railway Disasters. Hugh A.. Halliday. thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.
  34. News: . Injury to the South Devon Railway Near Dawlish . Express . London . 17 February 1855 . 4 July 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  35. News: . Damage to the South Devon Railway Near Dawlish . Illustrated London News . England . 3 March 1855 . 4 July 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  36. News: . The South Devon Railway. The recent slip, and progress of the repairs . Western Times . England . 3 March 1855 . 4 July 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription.
  37. News: Sinclair. Donald A.. Railroad Accident at Burlington in 1855. The Journal of the Rutgers University Library. 1947. 10. 2. 46–54.
  38. News: Frank Leslie . Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper (1855–1922) (reprint) .
  39. News: Buitenland.. Rotterdamsche courant. 4 June 1856. Delpher. nl.
  40. https://www.panamarailroad.org/accident.html FULL PARTICULARS OF THE ACCIDENT.STATEMENT BY ALFRED L. ARMSTRONG, ONE OF THE INJURED PASSENGERS.
  41. https://www.jstor.org/stable/43517551 Short History of Panama Railroad
  42. Book: Bley, Peter. 150 Jahre Eisenbahn Berlin–Potsdam. Alba. Düsseldorf. 1988. 3-87094-221-5. 65.
  43. Fatal Railway Accident . 23 June 1856 . 7 . 22401 . B .
  44. http://soulofwit.com/2014/11/07/The-Great-Picnic-Traintragedy-Worst-Train-Wreck-In-The-World
  45. News: Eerste treinramp in Nederland 1856 . vergetenverleden.nl . nl.
  46. https://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/eventsummary.php?eventID=2150 Accident at Salisbury on 6th October 1856
  47. Book: Reed, Robert . 1968 . Train Wrecks: A Pictorial History of Accidents on the Main Line . Seattle . Superior Pub. Co. . 86 . 0-517-328976 .
  48. Web site: Hoey . Mike . Hidden History: Train Wrecks . CNY . August 2, 2024.
  49. Web site: Daily State Sentinel 17 May 1858 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program. newspapers.library.in.gov. 2016-01-15.
  50. Web site: May 13, 1979: Railroading risky in May 1858. Journal and Courier. 2016-01-15.
  51. Web site: fr. Procès de l'accident du train atmosphérique. 2020-08-02.
  52. Web site: Extract for the Accident at Rugby on 4th July 1861. 1861-07-30. Tyler. H.W..
  53. News: Durham Chronicle Sep 6 1861. Staff Writer. 1861-09-06. Durham Chronicle. Jun 1, 2018.
  54. Web site: A train derailed by Confederate cavalry near Manassas Junction, 1862.
  55. Web site: Accident on the East Indian Railway between Ahmoodpore and Rampore Hant . Live and Learn Historical Picture Society . February 6, 2024.
  56. News: Accident on the Central Pennsylvania Railroad . August 13, 2024 . Harper & Brothers . February 6, 1864.
  57. Web site: Extract for the Accident at Bishops Road on 9th May 1864. 1864-06-29. Tyler. H.W..
  58. News: THE ACCIDENT ON THE ERIE RAILWAY . The New York Times . August 22, 1864 . May 29, 2014.
  59. News: Fatal Railroad accident . The Sunbury American . September 24, 1864 . May 29, 2014.
  60. News: RAILROAD DISASTERS.; Frightful Accident on the Pennsylvania Railroad Twenty Persons Killed and Injured. SECOND DISPATCH. FURTHER PARTICULARS. . The New York Times . September 22, 1864 . May 29, 2014.
  61. News: Accident on the North Kent Railway . . 17 December 1864 . 25058 . 9 . 20 July 2021.
  62. News: The Frightful Accident In Black Heath Railway Tunnel . . 19 December 1864 . 25059 . 5 . 20 July 2021.
  63. News: The Accident In Blackheath Tunnel . . 24 December 1864 . 25064 . 9 . 20 July 2021.
  64. Caledonian Mercury May 13, 1865
  65. News: Fearful Railway Accident in Ireland . Lloyd's Illustrated Newspaper . London . 18 August 1867 . 1291 .
  66. Web site: Accident Returns: Extract for the Accident at Caersws on 1st February 1868. 1868-02-11.
  67. Web site: Cerhovice Train Crash Memorial . Waymarking.com . February 6, 2024.
  68. Web site: Derailment Uvaly 1869 . Picryl . August 13, 2024.
  69. Web site: Willow Tree Station . Arrt's Arrchives . 1 June 2014.
  70. History of Alameda County, M.W. Wood, Publisher, 1883, pp. 667-670.
  71. Web site: Accident Returns: Extract for Accident at Stairfoot on 12th December 1870. www.railwaysarchive.co.uk. 1 February 2015.
  72. Perillo, John (January 3, 1990). Southern Dutchess News
  73. Web site: Bangor, ME Train Through Bridge, Aug 1871 . Stu . Beitler . GenDisasters . 1 June 2014.
  74. News: The Railway Disaster. The New York Times. 25 December 1872. 8 August 2020.
  75. News: Ann. Belcher. Rails To Trails Commemorates 1872 Train Wreck, Unveils Sculpture. The Post-Journal. 23 October 2017. 8 August 2020.
  76. News: . Bourn . Grantham Journal . 5 April 1873 . 4 . 18 July 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  77. Web site: Cranston . G. T. . The View From Swamptown: It's hard to forget the wreck at the Richmond Switch . The Independent . . 20 August 2023 . en . 21 November 2021.
  78. Web site: Boothroyd . Stephen . Wreck at Richmond Switch, 1873 . Danger Ahead! Historic Railway Disasters . 20 August 2023 . 27 February 2000.
  79. Book: Reed, Robert . 1968 . Train Wrecks: A Pictorial History of Accidents on the Main Line . Seattle . Superior Pub. Co. . 92 . 0-517-328976 .
  80. Web site: Vasárnapi Ujság. 1873-05-11.
  81. Web site: Vasárnapi Ujság. 1873-05-18.
  82. Web site: Accident Returns: Extract for the Accident at Menheniot – St Germans on 2nd December 1873. Railways Archive. 2021-06-02.
  83. Web site: La ruta fatal . Julio . Hurtado . es . El Mercurio del Valparaiso . 1 June 2014.
  84. News: 1877-03-29 . Fatal Accident . Saginaw Herald . Saginaw, Michigan.
  85. Eric Chandlee Wilson, "The Great Wreck of 1877", Chester County Day, 1997.
  86. Web site: Tragedy at Tariffville: The Railroad Wreck of 1878 . Malley . Richard C. . January 10, 2014 . WNPR News . February 6, 2024.
  87. https://numa.net/expeditions/lost-locomotive-of-kiowa-creek/ Numa.net Lost locomotive of Kiowa Creek website
  88. News: Quincy's Two Great Railroad Disasters . 1994 . June 14, 2017 . Quincy History . Quincy, MA.
  89. News: The Pytchlely Hounds. The Cornishman. 28. 23 January 1879. 7.
  90. Web site: A railway accident . Live and Learn Historical Picture Society . February 6, 2024.
  91. News: Frightful Railway Disaster in Belgium. The Cornishman. 29. 30 January 1879. 6.
  92. News: Collision on the Tay Bridge. The Cornishman. 29. 30 January 1879. 8.
  93. News: Accident at Snow-Hill Station. The Cornishman. 29. 30 January 1879. 8.
  94. News: A Cattle Train ....... The Cornishman. 31. 13 February 1879. 7.
  95. News: The Highland Railway. The Cornishman. 39. 10 April 1879. 7.
  96. News: Fatal Railway Collision in Scotland. The Cornishman. 45. 22 May 1879. 6.
  97. News: Accident to a Special Cattle Train. The Cornishman. 49. 19 June 1879.
  98. News: Railways. The Cornishman. 55. 31 July 1879. 8.
  99. News: Fatal Railway Accident In Paris. The Cornishman. 56. 7 August 1879. 5.
  100. News: A Dreadful Railway Collision. The Cornishman. 58. 21 August 1879. 3.
  101. News: Accident To The Scotch Mail Train. The Cornishman. 60. 4 September 1879. 7.
  102. News: Accidents. The Cornishman. 66. 16 October 1879. 3.
  103. News: Fatal Railway Accident. The Cornishman. 73. 4 December 1879. 5.
  104. News: Courier article to blame for Tay Bridge Disaster death toll confusion, says researcher. 4 April 2016. The Courier. 28 March 2014.