Harrow & Wealdstone - 1952

Twice in the history of the UK's Railways has an accident led to the loss of more than 100 lives. The second took place on Wednesday the 8th of October 1952.Three trains collide with each other at Harrow & Wealdstone station just outside London. 112 people are killed and 340 injured.How could this have taken place? Join us to find out what happened and how it could have been prevented.Support the show Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The UK's rail network is one of the safest in the world, but this is a reputation that has been hard-won through a dark history of death and destruction. Each of these accidents has helped to prevent another in the future. Signals to Danger is a series of Podcasts exploring and explaining the worst disasters on the UK rail network. Using reports, inquiries, news articles and first hand accounts, we will dive deep into these accidents and understand what went wrong, who was effected and how each incident went on to change the railway going forwards. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.