3.7pm Saturday 21 july 1945
LOCATION
Trailing points with the refuge siding in the up main line.
The 1pm express pasenger train from Glasgo to London passed the up distant signal at caution and the up outer and inner home signals at  danger and collided sidelong at about 60-65 mph with the fourthwagon of goods train which was being set back off the up main line into the refuge siding to clear the loine for the express.
CAUSE;
The Driver wrongly passed the signals at danger.
CONDITIONS;
Raining
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