Tcherny railway accident explained

In the Tcherny railway accident near Tcherny, Russia on 13 July 1882, a train was derailed and more than 40 people killed.This rail accident was one of the 20 most serious accidents (by death toll) before 1953.[1] According to Season 1, Episode 4 of The Gilded Age, titled: “A Long Ladder”, Mr. Russell, a railroad mogul discusses the ‘accident at Tcherny’ with a business partner citing ‘more than 150 dead. Men, women and children’. (Paramount+ via Amazon Prime Video).

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  1. Conly, Geoff & Stewart, Graham: Tragedy on the Track: Tangiwai & other New Zealand Railway Accidents (Wellington NZ, Grantham House, 1986) (p. 181; list of 20 most serious rail accidents by deaths to 1953)

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