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18th November 1987: 31 people killed in the Kings Cross fire on the London Underground

  • 18th November 2019
  • Tagged as: Britain, England, Fire, London, Train, Transport

The worst fire in the history of the London Underground killed 31 people at Kings Cross St Pancras station.

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22nd October 1895: Granville-Paris express train crashes through a wall in Paris

  • 22nd October 2019
  • Tagged as: France, Paris, Railways, Steam, Train, Transport

On the 22nd October 1895, the Granville–Paris Express train ran across the station platform, crashed through a 60cm wall, and fell 10 metres to the street below after it overran the buffer stop at the Gare Montparnasse terminus.

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15th September 1830: William Huskisson killed on the Liverpool & Manchester Railway

  • 15th September 2019
  • Tagged as: Industrial Revolution, Liverpool, Manchester, Railways, Steam, Technology, Transport

The British MP William Huskisson died as a result of a fatal accident on the opening day of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.

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3rd July 1938: Mallard sets world speed record for steam locomotives

  • 3rd July 2019
  • Tagged as: Britain, England, Invention, Railways, Science, Speed, Technology, Transport

The world speed record for locomotives – steam trains – was set on the 3rd July 1938 by Number 4468 Mallard.

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6th May 1937: The Hindenburg airship disaster in New Jersey

  • 6th May 2019
  • Tagged as: Aircraft, Explosion, Germany, Tourism, Transport, USA

On the 6th May 1937, the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg experienced a mid-air explosion at Lakehurst, New Jersey and was engulfed in flames in just 32 seconds.

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2nd May 1952: World’s first passenger jet plane takes off from London

  • 2nd May 2019
  • Tagged as: Aircraft, Britain, South Africa, Technology, Tourism, Transport

On 2nd May 1952, the world’s first passenger jet aircraft took off to carry 36 passengers from London to Johannesburg.

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25th January 1890: Nellie Bly circumnavigates the world in 72 days

  • 25th January 2019
  • Tagged as: America, Journalism, Jules Verne, Literature, Newspaper, Transport, USA

At 3.51pm on the afternoon of the 25th January 1890, American journalist Nellie Bly arrived in New Jersey after completing a 72 day, 24,899-mile journey around the world.

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13th November 1956: Supreme Court upholds Browder v Gayle to desegregate buses in Alabama

  • 13th November 2018
  • Tagged as: Civil Rights, Law, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Racism, Supreme Court, Transport, Transportation

The United States Supreme Court upheld the District Court’s ruling in Browder v. Gayle that segregation on public buses and transportation in Alabama was illegal.

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8th August 1963: The Great Train Robbery takes place

  • 8th August 2018
  • Tagged as: Britain, Crime, Criminal, Police, Railways, Theft, Transport, United Kingdom

On the 8th August 1963, a gang of 15 men attacked a Royal Mail train heading from Glasgow to London and stole over £2.6million in cash.

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5th June 1883: First Orient Express train departs Paris

  • 5th June 2018
  • Tagged as: Belgium, Constantinople, Europe, France, Paris, Railway, Train, Transport, Transportation, Travel

The first Orient Express train, known at the time as Express d’Orient, departed Paris.

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