Hall Road rail accident

Hall Road rail accident
Details
Date 27 July 1905
Time 16:37
Location Hall Road railway station
Coordinates 53°29′51″N 3°02′59″W / 53.4975°N 3.0497°WCoordinates: 53°29′51″N 3°02′59″W / 53.4975°N 3.0497°W
Country England
Rail line Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Cause Rear end collision
Statistics
Trains 2
Deaths 20
Injuries 48
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The Hall Road rail accident occurred at 16:37 on 27 July 1905 at Hall Road station between Bootle and Formby north of Liverpool, operated at the time by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. The 16:30 Liverpool Exchange to Southport express collided with a local train which had departed Liverpool ten minutes earlier, and which was to be turned round at Hall Road. The local train had been shunted into a siding to allow the express to pass; there is doubt whether the points had been closed afterwards, or if the express had jumped the points. Either way the express struck the rear of the local train, killing 20 people. Both drivers survived, having jumped clear prior to the impact.

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