List of British rail accidents by death toll
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This lists railway accidents in Britain sorted by death toll. It is complete for accidents causing 25 or more deaths and selective for less. For a list sorted chronologically see List of British rail accidents
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[edit] More than 50 killed
- Quintinshill, 22 May 1915; 227 killed, 246 injured.
- Harrow and Wealdstone, 12 October 1952; 112 killed, 340 injured
- Lewisham, December 1957; 90 killed, 173 injured
- Armagh, 12 June 1889; 78 killed, 170 injured
- Tay Bridge, 28 December 1879; 75 killed
[edit] 10 to 50 killed
- Hither Green, 5 November 1967; 49 killed, 78 injured
- Moorgate Underground, 28 February 1975; 43 killed, 74 injured
- Bourne End, 30 September 1945; 43 killed, 64 injured
- Castlecary, 10 December 1937; 35 killed, 179 injured
- Clapham Junction, 12 December 1988; 35 killed, 100+ injured
- Shipton-on-Cherwell, 24 December 1874; 34 killed, 69 injured
- Abergele, 20 August 1868; 33 killed, 1+ injured
- South Croydon, 24 October 1947; 32 killed, 183 injured
- Ladbroke Grove, 5 October 1999; 31 killed, 400 injured
- Salisbury, 30 June 1906; 28 killed (24 passengers, 4 crew)
- Norton Fitzwarren, 4 November 1940; 27 killed
- Goswick, 27 October 1947; 27 killed
- Darlington, 27 June 1928; 25 killed
- Norwich Thorpe, 10 September 1874; 25 killed, 100+ injured
- Penistone, 16 July 1884; 24 killed
- Winsford, 17 April 1948; 24 killed
- Clayton Tunnel, 25 August 1861; 23 killed, 176 injured
- Eccles, 30 December 1941; 23 killed
- Elliot Junction 28 December 1906; 22 killed
- Lichfield, 1 January 1946; 20 killed, 21 injured
- Hall Road (Liverpool) 10 July 1905; 20 killed
- Winsford, 26 December 1962; 18 killed
- Sutton Coldfield, 23 January 1955; 17 killed
- Glasgow St Enoch, 27 July 1903; 16 killed 27 injured
- Charfield, Gloucestershire, 13 October 1928; 15 killed {10 known dead}
- Radstock, Somerset, 7 August 1876; 15 killed
- Ais Gill, 1 September 1913; 14 killed, 38 injured
- Welwyn Garden City, 15 June 1935; 13 killed, 85 injured
- Polmont, July 1984; 13 killed, 44 injured
- Taunton (fire), 6 July 1978; 12 killed, 19 injured
- Hawes Junction, 24 December 1910; 12 killed.
- Winwick Junction, 28 September 1934; 12 killed.
- Stratford, London, 8 April 1953; 12 killed
- Hixon, 6 January 1968; 11 killed, 27 injured
- Ealing, 20 December 1973; 10 killed, 94 injured
- Dagenham East, 30 January 1958, 10 killed, 89 injured
- Selby, 28 February 2001; 10 killed, 80+ injured
- Staplehurst 9 June 1865; 10 killed, 49 injured.
- Bere Ferrers, Devon, 24 September 1917; 10 killed
- Norton Fitzwarren, 1890; 10 killed
[edit] Fewer than 10 killed
- Stechford, 28 February 1967; 9 killed, 16 injured
- Lockington, 26 July 1986; 9 killed, 11 injured
- Thirsk, 2 November 1892; 8 killed, 39 injured
- Sonning Cutting, 24 December 1841; 8 killed, 17 injured
- Ufton Nervet, 6 November 2004; 7 killed, 150 injured - at level crossing
- Singleton Bank, 16 July 1961; 7 killed, 116 injured
- Potters Bar, 10 May 2002; 7 killed, 70 injured
- Thirsk, 31 July 1967; 7 killed, 45 injured
- Coulsdon North (then called Stoats Nest), 29 January 1910; 7 killed
- Southall, 19 September 1997; 6 killed, 150 injured
- Morpeth, May 1969; 6 killed, 121 injured
- Nuneaton, June 1975; 6 killed 67 injured
[edit] 5 killed
- Cowden, 15 October 1994; 5 killed, 12 injured - head on collision
- Purley Station, March 1989; 5 killed, 90 injured
- Invergowrie, October 1979; 5 killed, 52 injured
- Connington South, 5 March 1967; 5 killed, 18 injured
- Dee bridge disaster, 27 May 1847; 5 killed
[edit] 4 killed
- Hatfield, 17 October 2000; 4 killed, 35 injured - shattered rail
- Tebay, 15 February 2004; 4 track workers killed; 3 injured
- Newton 21 July 1991; 4 killed, 22 injured
- Seer Green, 11 December 1981; 4 killed, 5 injured
- River Towy, 19 October 1987; 4 killed
- Motspur Park, 6 November 1947; 4 killed, 12 injured
[edit] 3 killed
- Eccles, 4 December 1984; 3 killed, 68 injured
- Dunmurry, 18 January 1980; 3 killed, 5 injured
[edit] 2 killed
- Helpringham Fen, 6 December 2004; 2 killed
- Greenock, 25 June 1994; 2 killed - vandals placed blocks on the tracks.
- Cannon Street Station, 8 January 1991; 2 killed, 240 injured
- Glasgow, March 1989; 2 killed
- Chumhill, 26 March 1913; 2 track workers killed; 2 injured
- Cardiff, Wales, 21 April 1909; 3 killed - Boiler explosion
[edit] 1 killed
- Grayrigg, Cumbria, 23 February 2007; 1 killed
- Copmanthorpe, 25 September 2006; 1 killed
- Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, 10 July 2005; 1 killed [1]
- Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, 3 August 2003; 1 killed [2]
- Watford South, 8 August 1996; 1 killed, 69 injured
- Stafford, 8 March 1996; 1 killed, 22 injured
- Aisgill, 31 January 1995; 1 killed, 30 injured
- Stafford, August 1990; 1 killed, 35 injured
- St. Helens, November 1988; 1 killed, 18 injured
- Colwich, September 1986; 1 killed 60 injured
- Braunton Road, New Years Day, 1910; 1 track worker killed
- Snowdon Mountain Railway, 6 April 1896; 1 killed, 2 injured (derailment)
- Parkside, 15 September 1830; 1 killed - William Huskisson became the first railway passenger fatality, at the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.
[edit] None killed
- Severn Tunnel, December 1991; 0 killed, 100 injured
- Winsford, 23 June 1999; 0 killed, 31 injured
- Newcastle Central Station, 30 November 1989; 0 killed, 15 injured
- Forest Gate, October 1987; 0 killed, 14 injured
- Norton Bridge, 16 October 2003; 0 killed, 1 injured
[edit] Disasters on railway premises
Several major disasters have taken place in London Underground stations though not involving trains; the Kings Cross fire of 1987 (31 killed); the Bethnal Green crush disaster of 1943 (173 killed; the as yet unopened station was being used as an air raid shelter); the flooding of Balham tube station by a bomb in 1940, killing 68, and similar bomb disasters at Bank (56 killed) and Marble Arch (20 killed) - see link; and the 39 civilians and 3 terrorists who died in the 7 July 2005 London bombings.
The collapse of the London Charing Cross station roof on 5th December 1905 also falls in this category; 6 people were killed.
