2nd October 1872
Kirtlebridge rail crash kills 12
A driver and 11 passengers lost their lives when an express train collided with a goods train at Kirtlebridge Station. Although the passenger train was only travelling at around 40mph, it tore up the track and its carriages piled up on top of each other.
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