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Railway Disaster at Waterloo Station

Showing the aftermath of the Waterloo rail disaster in 1903. 

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Comments The train operator was the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway company. The disaster happened when the Liverpool to Southport express derailed just as it approached Waterloo Station on the down line. Six passengers and one fireman lost their lives and 116 people were injured.
Location Waterloo
Photograph Date 15th July 1903
Photograph ID SS_PA1_133