Accidents
See also: List of rail accidents in the United Kingdom- Grayrigg derailment (at Lambrigg Crossovers, south of Grayrigg) - 23 February 2007; 1 killed
- Tebay rail accident - 15 February 2004; 4 workers killed (no public involvement)
- Norton Bridge rail crash - 16 October 2003; 1 injured
- Winsford rail crash - 23 June 1999; 31 injured
- Watford rail crash - 8 August 1996; 1 killed, 69 injured
- Stafford rail crash (1996) - 8 March 1996; 1 killed, 22 injured
- Newton rail crash - 21 July 1991; 4 killed; 22 injured
- Stafford rail crash (1990) - 4 August 1990; 1 killed, 35 injured
- Colwich rail crash - 19 September 1986; 1 killed 60 injured
- Wembley Central rail crash - 11 October 1984; 3 killed, 18 injured
- Nuneaton rail crash - 6 June 1975; 6 killed 67 injured
- Watford Junction rail crash - 1975; 1 killed, 11 injured
- Hixon - 6 January 1968; 11 killed, 27 injured
- Stechford rail crash - 28 February 1967; 9 killed, 16 injured
- Cheadle Hulme - 28 May 1964; 3 killed
- Coppenhall Junction - 26 December 1962; 18 killed, 34 injured
- Harrow and Wealdstone - 8 October 1952; 112 killed, 340 injured – worst accident in England and London.
- Weedon (1951); - 21 September 1951; 15 killed, 36 injured
- Lambrigg Crossing signal box between Grayrigg and Oxenholme - 18 May 1947 (express hit light engine through driver missing a signal while looking in his food box); 4 in hospital, 34 minor injuries
- Lichfield - 1 January 1946; 20 killed, 21 injured.
- Bourne End rail crash - 30 September 1945; 43 killed, 64 injured
- Winwick Junction - 28 September 1934; 12 killed
- Weedon (1915); 14 August 1915; 10 killed, 21 injured
- Quintinshill rail crash - 22 May 1915; 227 killed, 246 injured. - worst ever rail accident in the United Kingdom.
- Ditton Junction rail crash; 17 September 1912; 15 killed
- Chelford rail accident; 22 December 1894; 14 killed, 48 injured
- Wigan rail crash - 1 August 1873; 13 killed, 30 major injuries.
- Warrington rail crash - 29 June 1867; 8 killed, 33 injured
- Atherstone rail accident - 16 November 1860; 10 killed.
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