Moorgate tube crash
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The Moorgate tube crash occurred on 28 February 1975 at 8:46 am on the London Underground's Northern City Line; 43 people died and 74 were injured after a train failed to stop at the line's southern t
The front three tube carriages after the crash
Interior of a 1938 stock carriage, the type present in the crash
Scale drawing of the crash, showing the size and position of the front three carriages before and after the impact
Firemen on the roof of the second carriage, examining the rear of the first
The London Underground 1938 Stock is a London Underground tube stock design. A total of 1,121 cars were built by Metro-Cammell and Birmingham RC&W. An additional 173 cars were added to the fleet by th
Moorgate tube crash
…hour (64 km/h) on the line, and a limit of 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) on entry into Moorgate station. From November 1966 the Northern City Line ran 1938 rolling stock. Weekly checks were made on the stock's brakes, doors and compressors; all equipment on the train was examined on a six-week basis and the cars were…
A preserved train of 1938 Stock at South Ealing station
Island Line Class 483 No. 008 arrives at Shanklin
The interior of a Class 483