Remembering the horrific West Lothian railway disaster of 1862 that saw two trains collide head on [edinburghlive]



13/10/2020
Jim Crumley: Lifeline £20m railway pledge is a slippery slope for Cairngorms ecology [The Courier]
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Date: 12/10/2020

The tragic Winchburgh crash left people with terrible injuries, with the press at the time describing some people as ^frightfully mangled.^


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17 people died after two trains collided in West Lothian - this is their story

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The tragic Winchburgh crash left people with terrible injuries, with the press at the time describing some people as "frightfully mangled."

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