First person killed by steam train in nearly 60 years
A steam locomotive on its way for a Remembrance Day tour collided with a person on the railway in Hanwell, west London (Picture: Southern Locomotives Ltd) A person was fatally struck by a steam train on its way to an Armistice Day event in the first incident of its kind in almost 60 years. The 34028 Eddystone locomotive had left Southall depot in west London for Victoria Station when it collided…

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First person killed by steam train in nearly 60 years (opens Metro in a new tab)
A steam locomotive on its way for a Remembrance Day tour collided with a person on the railway in Hanwell, west London (Picture: Southern Locomotives Ltd) A person was fatally struck by a steam train on its way to an Armistice Day event in the first incident…

