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- South_Croydon_rail_crash abstract "The South Croydon rail crash on the British railway system occurred on 24 October 1947.The crash took place south of South Croydon railway station. Two electric commuter trains collided in fog and 32 people were killed, including the driver of the second train. It was the worst accident on Britain's Southern Railway.The crash was a rear-end collision caused by a signalman's error. The inexperienced signalman at Purley Oaks forgot about a train from Haywards Heath to London Bridge standing invisible in the fog. The line was protected by the Sykes \"Lock and Block\" apparatus, which prevented him from allowing another train into the section until the preceding one had left it. However, he believed that the elderly apparatus was faulty and used a release key. This allowed a train from Tattenham Corner to London Bridge into the same section, and they collided near South Croydon Junction. The trains were crowded in the rush hour, carrying 800 and 1000 people respectively, hence the heavy death toll.Similar crashes occurred at Battersea Park in 1937, Barnes in 1955 and Crayford railway station in 1959.".
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- South_Croydon_rail_crash wikiPageWikiLink Barnes_rail_crash.
- South_Croydon_rail_crash wikiPageWikiLink Battersea_Park_rail_crash_(1937).
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- South_Croydon_rail_crash wikiPageWikiLink Commuting.
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- South_Croydon_rail_crash wikiPageWikiLink List_of_rail_accidents_in_the_United_Kingdom.
- South_Croydon_rail_crash wikiPageWikiLink London_Bridge_station.
- South_Croydon_rail_crash wikiPageWikiLink Purley_Oaks_railway_station.
- South_Croydon_rail_crash wikiPageWikiLink Railway_signalling.
- South_Croydon_rail_crash wikiPageWikiLink Rear-end_collision.
- South_Croydon_rail_crash wikiPageWikiLink Signalman_(rail).
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- South_Croydon_rail_crash wikiPageWikiLink Southern_Railway_(UK).
- South_Croydon_rail_crash wikiPageWikiLink Tattenham_Corner_railway_station.
- South_Croydon_rail_crash wikiPageWikiLink William_Robert_Sykes.
- South_Croydon_rail_crash wikiPageWikiLinkText "South Croydon rail crash".
- South_Croydon_rail_crash wikiPageWikiLinkText "South Croydon".
- South_Croydon_rail_crash wikiPageWikiLinkText "train crash".
- South_Croydon_rail_crash cause "Signalman error".
- South_Croydon_rail_crash country "England".
- South_Croydon_rail_crash date "1947-10-24".
- South_Croydon_rail_crash deaths "32".
- South_Croydon_rail_crash footnotes List_of_rail_accidents_in_the_United_Kingdom.
- South_Croydon_rail_crash injuries "183".
- South_Croydon_rail_crash line "Brighton Main Line".
- South_Croydon_rail_crash location "South Croydon, Surrey".
- South_Croydon_rail_crash operator "Southern Railway".
- South_Croydon_rail_crash pax "~1,800".
- South_Croydon_rail_crash time "517.0".
- South_Croydon_rail_crash title "South Croydon rail crash".
- South_Croydon_rail_crash trains "2".
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- South_Croydon_rail_crash subject Category:1947_in_England.
- South_Croydon_rail_crash subject Category:1947_in_London.
- South_Croydon_rail_crash subject Category:Accidents_and_incidents_involving_Southern_Railway_(Great_Britain).
- South_Croydon_rail_crash subject Category:History_of_Croydon.
- South_Croydon_rail_crash subject Category:Railway_accidents_in_1947.
- South_Croydon_rail_crash subject Category:Railway_accidents_in_London.
- South_Croydon_rail_crash subject Category:Railway_accidents_involving_fog.
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- South_Croydon_rail_crash comment "The South Croydon rail crash on the British railway system occurred on 24 October 1947.The crash took place south of South Croydon railway station. Two electric commuter trains collided in fog and 32 people were killed, including the driver of the second train. It was the worst accident on Britain's Southern Railway.The crash was a rear-end collision caused by a signalman's error.".
- South_Croydon_rail_crash label "South Croydon rail crash".
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- South_Croydon_rail_crash sameAs Q7566930.
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- South_Croydon_rail_crash wasDerivedFrom South_Croydon_rail_crash?oldid=706079380.
- South_Croydon_rail_crash isPrimaryTopicOf South_Croydon_rail_crash.