Moorgate tube crash
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moorgate-tube-crash-183-12318332
title:
Moorgate tube crash
text:
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 terminus, Moorgate station, and crashed into its end wall. It is considered the worst peacetime accident on the London Underground. No fault was found with the train, and the inquiry by the Department of the Environment concluded that the accident was caused by the actions of Leslie Newson, the 56-ye
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description:
1975 train crash on the London Underground
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moorgate_tube_crash
date created:
2005-03-17T15:31:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T20:46:24Z
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