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On 5 November 1967, a busy Sunday evening train service from Hastings to London Charing Cross derailed near the Hither Green maintenance depot in London, between Hither Green and Grove Park railway stations.
Jan 30, 2024 · On Sunday 5 November 1967, the busy 7.43pm service from Hastings to Charing Cross hit a broken rail, travelling at around 70mph. The front wheels on the third coach were derailed, but the...
- Will Noble
The 19:43 express train was travelling from Hastings to Charing Cross when at 21:16 it crashed off the rails between Hither Green and Grove Park stations near the Southern Region...
The Hither Green crash, which was caused by a broken rail at a fishplate in jointed track, accelerated the introduction of Continuous Welded Rail (CWR), and upgraded permanent way maintenance standards for the increased wear imposed by faster, heavier trains on track.
On 5 November 1967, a busy Sunday evening train service from Hastings to London Charing Cross derailed near the Hither Green maintenance depot in London, between Hither Green and Grove Park railway stations.
Hither Green. Train Operator. British Railways (Southern Region) Primary Cause. Broken rail. Secondary Cause. None. Result. Derailment. 49 fatalities, 78 injured Accident Investigation Status. This accident has been the subject of a published formal accident investigation, which you will find below.
Hither Green, The 5th of November AD. Just a mile from the site of the Lewisham rail disaster that had occurred 10 years earlier, tragedy struck the to Charing Cross Express at 9.16pm on the night of November 5 1967.
