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'I will never forget the noise': The children's picnic train journey that ended in tragedy at Wormit station [Evening Telegraph]

Date: 28/05/2020

It^s 65 years to the day since a steam train full of children ploughed into Wormit station, killing three people. Some of the crash survivors have spoken to Gayle Ritchie.

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Its 65 years to the day since a steam train full of children ploughed into Wormit station, killing three people. Some of the crash survivors have spoken to Gayle Ritchie.

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Taken from a b&w postcard. A four car 101 sets out over the Tay Bridge northwards towards Dundee. The Wormit up platform is in pristine condition. Date mmm...late 1950s at a guess.
Location: Wormit
Company: Newport Railway
// Brian Forbes Collection

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'I will never forget the noise': The children's picnic train journey that ended in tragedy at Wormit station [Evening Telegraph]

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