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Clapham 1988
Photo: Press Associates
Faulty wiring in a signalling junction box caused an incorrect clear signal to be displayed to the driver of a Poole - Waterloo train. This then collided with the rear of another train which was stationary. The wreckage was displaced into the path of an oncoming train. Thirty-five people died.
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