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The London Underground network carries more than a billion passengers a year. [1] It has one fatal accident for every 300 million journeys. [2] Five accidents causing passenger deaths have occurred due to train operation in nearly 80 years since the London Passenger Transport Board was formed, the last being at Moorgate in 1975; other fatalities have been due to wartime and terrorist bombings ...
The Moorgate tube crash occurred on 28 February 1975 at 8:46 am on the London Underground's Northern City Line; 43 people died and 74 were injured after a train failed to stop at the line's southern terminus, Moorgate station, and crashed into its end wall. It is considered the worst peacetime accident on the London Underground.
Pages in category "Disasters on the London Underground" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Sarah de Lagarde has launched a legal battle against Transport for London after she was run over by two Underground trains. Woman who lost limbs in Tube accident demands meeting with mayor Skip to ...
The accident on the London Underground with the highest loss of life was the Moorgate tube crash which occurred on the Northern City Line in 1975 (which was at the time part of the London Underground Network), in which 43 died.
Disasters on the London Underground (1 C, 13 P) Pages in category "Railway accidents and incidents in London" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 ...
A signalling failure between Paddington and Abbey Wood has caused disruption for travellers this morning
Terrorism in the London Underground has been a major concern because the Underground's importance makes it a prime target for attacks. Many warnings and several attacks, some successful, have been made on the Underground. The earliest attack on the network was in 1885, when a bomb exploded on a Metropolitan line train at Euston Square station.