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Major Rail Accidents 1915 – 1917
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Model railroaders will know the frustration of derailments and accidents that happen with model train sets. However, train accidents on real-sized prototype train tracks are far more serious and, sadly, cause tragedy and mayhem. In this series we look at some of the more serious train accidents from history.
May 22, 1915
A passenger train collides with a troop train in Gretna, Scotland, killing 227.
December 12, 1917
543 die when a troop train derails near entrance of Mount Cenis tunnel in Modane, France.
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