Country England Injuries 317 (20 seriously) Total number of deaths 16 | Cause Signalling error Date 2 September 1861 Trains 2 | |
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On 2 September 1861, near Kentish Town station in London, 16 people were killed and 317 injured, when an excursion train operated by the North London Railway collided with a freight train operated by the London and North Western Railway.
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.
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