Clayton tunnel kollision 25. august 1861
But in many cases, and on many lines of railway…the exigencies of the traffic prevent the [time] intervals from being strictly kept, and they become habitually disregarded. The trains run at various speeds, from 10 miles an hour or less, in the case of a heavy mineral train, to 60 miles an hour or more, in that of an express passenger train; and such intervals become useless, while much longer intervals are in themselves insufficient… I need not here quote the long catalogue of collisions that have occurred from time to time in the attempt, almost universally made in the first instance, to secure safety by means of an interval of time interposed between trains…„
Train Operator(s) London, Brighton & South Coast Railway Primary Cause(s) Signaller error
Secondary Cause(s) Inadequate signalling layout, excessive working hours, inadequate time interval
Result Rear collision, derailment
No. Fatalities 23
No. Injured 176
