Scotland's Railway remembers Newton tragedy [ScotRail]





Date: 20/07/2021

On Sunday, 21 July 1991, at 21.55, two trains crashed on a single track at a junction just west of Newton railway station in Cambuslang, near Glasgow.

The collision killed the two drivers and two passengers and injured 22 more people.

Today, (Wednesday, 21 July), a short commemoration service at Newton station took place, led by Railway Chaplain, Graham Whitehead. Stuart Scott, brother of driver David Scott who was killed, also said a few words.


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On Sunday, 21 July 1991, at 21.55, two trains crashed on a single track at a junction just west of Newton railway station in Cambuslang, near Glasgow.

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