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Irk Valley Junction 1953
Irk Valley Junction, Manchester (1953)
15 August, 1953: The front coach of a Manchester - Bury electric train plunged from the viaduct over the River Irk, when the electric train struck a local steam train. Ten people were killed and 58 injured.
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