Abermule train collision
| Abermule train collision | |
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Abermule station in 1953, looking north-east towards Welshpool. There are few changes since 1921. The station buildings are on the up platform to the left, the signal box on the down platform to the right. | |
| Details | |
| Date | 26 January 1921 12:06 |
| Location | Abermule, Montgomeryshire |
| Country | Wales |
| Line | Cambrian Line |
| Cause | Single-line token error |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 2 |
| Deaths | 17 |
| Injured | 36 |
| List of UK rail accidents by year | |
The Abermule train collision was a head-on collision which occurred at Abermule, Montgomeryshire, Wales, on Wednesday, 26 January 1921, killing 17 people. The crash arose from misunderstandings between staff which effectively over-rode the safe operation of the Electric Train Tablet system protecting the single line. A train departed carrying the wrong tablet for the section it was entering and collided with a train coming the other way.