Grayrigg
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Grayrigg is a small English village situated 5 miles from the Cumbrian town of Kendal. Its postcode region is LA8.
[edit] Railway incidents
- On 18 May 1947, a 13-carriage Glasgow to London express failed to stop at signals and collided with a locomotive with 33 people injured, three seriously.[1]
- On 23 February 2007, Grayrigg was the site of a fatal derailment involving a Virgin Trains service from London Euston to Glasgow Central.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Grayrigg saw crash 60 years ago", BBC News, 1 March 2007
- ^ "Rail crash report blames points", BBC News, 26 February 2007
[edit] See also
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