Date: 26/01/2021

A memorial plaque to remember the 17 people who died in the Abermule train collision, which happened 100 years ago today, has been unveiled.

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Memorial plaque to remember those lost in Abermule train collision on 100th anniversary

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A memorialplaqueto remember the 17 people who died in theAbermuletrain collision,which happened 100 years ago today, has been unveiled.

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A smile from the signalman at Abermule on 6 August 1960. A tragic 'misunderstanding' between staff at this station some 39 years earlier led to a single line head-on collision resulting in 17 fatalities. [Ref query 8091]
Location: Abermule
Company: Oswestry and Newtown Railway
06/08/1960 David Stewart

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