Rail accidents at Morpeth
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Rail accidents at Morpeth
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The town of Morpeth in Northumberland, England, has what is reputed to be the tightest curve of any main railway line in Britain. The track turns approximately 98° from a northwesterly to an easterly direction immediately west of Morpeth Station on an otherwise fast section of the East Coast Main Line railway. This was a major factor in three serious derailments between 1969 and 1994. The curve has a permanent speed restriction of 50 miles per hour (80 km/h).
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Rail accident blackspot in England
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_accidents_at_Morpeth
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2023-11-06T00:51:56Z
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