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The Lincoln rail crash occurred on 3 June 1962, when the 22:15 sleeping car express train from King's Cross to Edinburgh derailed on a sharp curve just a short distance east of Lincoln Central railway station.[1]

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Table of Contents

  1. 12 relations: British Rail Class 40, Diesel locomotive, Doncaster–Lincoln line, East Coast Main Line, Edinburgh Waverley railway station, Lincoln railway station, Lincolnshire, List of rail accidents in the United Kingdom, London King's Cross railway station, Railway signal, Sleeping car, Speedometer.

  2. 1962 in England
  3. 20th century in Lincolnshire
  4. June 1962 events in the United Kingdom
  5. Railway accidents and incidents in Lincolnshire
  6. Railway accidents in 1962

British Rail Class 40

The British Rail Class 40 is a type of British railway diesel electric locomotive.

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Diesel locomotive

A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the power source is a diesel engine.

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Doncaster–Lincoln line

The Doncaster–Lincoln line is a railway line in England.

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East Coast Main Line

The East Coast Main Line (ECML) is a electrified railway between its northern terminus at and southern terminus at London King's Cross station.

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Edinburgh Waverley railway station

Edinburgh Waverley (also known simply as Edinburgh; Waverley Dhùn Èideann) is the principal railway station serving Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Lincoln railway station

Lincoln railway station (previously Lincoln Central) serves the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England.

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Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire, abbreviated Lincs, is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of England.

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List of rail accidents in the United Kingdom

This lists significant accidents involving railway rolling stock, including crashes, fires and incidents of crew being overcome by locomotive emissions.

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London King's Cross railway station

King's Cross railway station, also known as London King's Cross, is a passenger railway terminus in the London Borough of Camden, on the edge of Central London.

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Railway signal

A railway signal is a visual display device that conveys instructions or provides warning of instructions regarding the driver's authority to proceed.

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Sleeping car

The sleeping car or sleeper (often wagon-lit) is a railway passenger car that can accommodate all passengers in beds of one kind or another, for the purpose of sleeping.

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Speedometer

A speedometer or speed meter is a gauge that measures and displays the instantaneous speed of a vehicle.

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See also

1962 in England

20th century in Lincolnshire

June 1962 events in the United Kingdom

Railway accidents and incidents in Lincolnshire

Railway accidents in 1962

References

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