Historic churches · North East England
St Bedes Junction rail crash
In or near Hebburn.
St Bedes Junction rail crash in England North East, United Kingdom.
Chris Heaton — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Jarrow · 0.8 km
- Free entry
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit St Bedes Junction rail crash, you can take the train to Jarrow station, which is 0.8 km away. The postcode for the location is NE32 5XE, and entry is free.
About
St Bedes Junction rail crash is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The accident at St Bedes Junction was one of several serious accidents in 1915. It featured a double collision and fire fuelled by gas, characteristics shared by a much worse accident that year at Quintinshill. There were also similarities in that a signalman was unaware of the presence of a train near his signal box and rules were not observed. The accident is sometimes referred to as the Jarrow railway disaster as there was no station at Bede and Jarrow was then the nearest place of importance.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
From St. Bedes junction, a mineral line descended on a gradient of 1 in 100 to Tyne Dock Bottom. On 17 December 1915, in the early morning in fog, a goods train ran out onto the main line past St Bedes signal box having been banked in the rear up the incline by a six-coupled tank engine. The banking engine, uncoupled, dropped away from the goods train and came to a stand on the up main line, but was not seen by the signalman. Shortly afterwards, the signalman accepted the 07:05 passenger train from South Shields to Newcastle on the up line and the 06:58 empty stock train from Hebburn to South Shields which was travelling at about 10 mph. The passenger train collided with the rear of the…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9773, -1.4824
- District
- South Tyneside
- Parish
- South Tyneside, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE32 5XE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Jarrow and Gateshead East
- Nearest railway station
- Jarrow — 0.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7592630 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Bedes Junction rail crash (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Bedes Junction rail crash?
- St Bedes Junction rail crash is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE32 5XE), in the parish of South Tyneside, unparished area.
- What is St Bedes Junction rail crash?
- St Bedes Junction rail crash in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to St Bedes Junction rail crash?
- The nearest railway station is Jarrow, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE32 5XE.
- Who owns St Bedes Junction rail crash?
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- Is St Bedes Junction rail crash free to visit?
- Yes, St Bedes Junction rail crash is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Bedes Junction rail crash?
- The nearest railway station is Jarrow, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE32 5XE.