LNER Route: Leicester to Marylebone

Rugby Central Station: gcrcs17a

Close up of image 'gcrcs17' showing the extensive damage caused to the locomotive's running plate, boiler and cab. The coach lying on its side was a composite corridor coach, the first of ten coaches making up the train. The other derailed coaches included a Corridor Brake 3rd, Corridor 3rd, Open 3rd, Restaurant Kitchen Car, Corridor 1st, and a Corridor Composite, the latter only having its leading bogie derailed. The remaining three first class coaches remained on the track.

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