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The Bere Ferrers rail accident occurred at Bere Ferrers railway station in England on 24 September 1917 when ten soldiers from New Zealand alighted from their troop train on the wrong side of the train, having assumed they should leave by the same side they had entered, and were struck and killed by an oncoming express.[1]

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  1. 17 relations: Bere Ferrers railway station, Brake van, England, Exeter St Davids railway station, London Waterloo station, National Army Museum (New Zealand), New Zealand, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Plymouth, Plymouth Friary railway station, Plymouth Sound, Rail directions, Railway platform, Salisbury Plain, Sling Camp, St Andrew's Church, Bere Ferrers, Tavistock railway station.

  2. 1910s in Devon
  3. 1917 disasters in the United Kingdom
  4. 1917 in England
  5. 1917 in New Zealand
  6. Bere Ferrers
  7. New Zealand in World War I
  8. Railway accidents and incidents in Devon
  9. Railway accidents in 1917
  10. September 1917 events

Bere Ferrers railway station

Bere Ferrers station on the Tamar Valley Line is situated near the village of Bere Ferrers in Devon, England. Bere Ferrers rail accident and Bere Ferrers railway station are Bere Ferrers.

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Brake van

Brake van and guard's van are terms used mainly in the UK, Ireland, Australia and India for a railway vehicle equipped with a hand brake which can be applied by the guard.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Exeter St Davids railway station

Exeter St Davids railway station is the principal and largest railway station in Exeter, also the busiest station in Devon.

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London Waterloo station

Waterloo station, also known as London Waterloo, is a major central London terminus on the National Rail network in the United Kingdom, in the Waterloo area of the London Borough of Lambeth.

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National Army Museum (New Zealand)

The National Army Museum (Te Mata Toa) is the museum of the New Zealand Army.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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New Zealand Expeditionary Force

The New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) was the title of the military forces sent from New Zealand to fight alongside other British Empire and Dominion troops during World War I (1914–1918) and World War II (1939–1945). Bere Ferrers rail accident and New Zealand Expeditionary Force are new Zealand in World War I.

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Plymouth

Plymouth is a port city and unitary authority in Devon, South West England.

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Plymouth Friary railway station

Plymouth Friary railway station was the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) terminus in Plymouth, Devon, England.

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Plymouth Sound

Plymouth Sound, or locally just The Sound, is a deep inlet or sound in the English Channel near Plymouth in England.

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Rail directions

Rail directions are used to describe train directions on rail systems.

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Railway platform

A railway platform is an area alongside a railway track providing convenient access to trains.

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Salisbury Plain

Salisbury Plain is a chalk plateau in southern England covering.

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Sling Camp

Sling Camp was a World War I camp occupied by New Zealand soldiers beside the then-military town of Bulford on the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England.

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St Andrew's Church, Bere Ferrers

St Andrew's Church in Bere Ferrers, Devon, is a parish church in the Church of England The church contains the oldest stained-glass window in Devon (excluding Exeter Cathedral), dated at 600 years old. Bere Ferrers rail accident and st Andrew's Church, Bere Ferrers are Bere Ferrers.

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Tavistock railway station

Tavistock railway station is a proposed new station to serve Tavistock in Devon, England, in order to reinstate a rail connection between the town and Plymouth, about to the south.

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See also

1910s in Devon

1917 disasters in the United Kingdom

1917 in England

1917 in New Zealand

Bere Ferrers

New Zealand in World War I

Railway accidents and incidents in Devon

Railway accidents in 1917

September 1917 events

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bere_Ferrers_rail_accident