The Express.
London, England, 1854-01-04 00:00:00

COLLISION BETWEEN AN EXPRESS
AND A LUGOAGE TRAIN.
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On Monday night a collision of en alma,' Ware,
alawagb fortmately usetteskal with any rare seeks, genie-
gloom to the pasiespee, ethieethil by Barbee.* Wields,
abut three miles beim Rugby ea the Milks& °gantlet
betwees as copier and a lieges' Ink& Meth deliatatl
MIMI which appear to ropiest gabs kmeilgallea w Ow
pa of the company. The *kg trig, geng gad the war
gees Shia,, with a sharp bera, gal lho lights omit
be seen but at amy IMO 111MMO• Ilk ePeuld appear that
sae of the frost wheels as lesearties width was studied
to a peemager-train duo is Rugby at 6.3.5, broke at the
plain above mentioned and bad the effect of bringiag the
train to a Wand-still. The train was behind time owing to
the state of the rails, but allowing for this the engine driver ,
expected to be at the Rugby 'on by 7 o'clock, so that
calculating the time it would take to reach that station
from the spot where the wheel broke, it may fairly be
presumed that the breakdown occurred Mlle seven or
eight mantes before 7. A blame train coming as behind
wee stepped a sheet distance from the passenger train ; and
the neat train up wee the exprew, which was to leave
ILE/erne station, smording to the tables, at 7.40. This
train was to run through trees Leicester to Rugby without I
stoop* it end, although there was ugh lima Om Ste
natherlderat Rugby to have gemossaigsgel rs ibla of the
*Wreaks to Leicester by tokagth, is IMO Me age=
sight net go au, the only pieseedes takes wee to glego •
kg sigma as the Use some °i .. below the
anis. The noise e(tk• pmessget troth west get ie Zesty
whoa the bon wheel broke, and retuned with assiassee,l
end the agrees did set leave Lebeeere sail villas a
minute of eight o'clock; so that fin ilent ea loth
most have elapsed between its deperlitha gad the
stoppage of the lie*. Feetssately, the ibgalpell ed not
1113—if it had, the cossagences that meet blab untied
wield be frightful to eteMeaplate. After leaving lakissag
the uprises teal. went es at a high rate of speed, sod the
f)r4lgnal having attracted the attention of the driver, he
tuned of the steam, and just as the passengers were expect-
ing from the slacken's, of the speed that the tr: in was
about to rya into the Rugby static* a milliaion took place.
The *epees, et the moment, going, it is calculated, at about
12 or 16 Islas en hoer, lea into the leggsge train, and wee
brought to a deed etaad.still, sad the pmeengen were
thrown abate in the carriages with great 'name, tuM
without sustaining any injuries, as far as scald be ricer-
seined, beyond bruises and costliness. As soon as they
reoseend hem the emaronation the oreemsles amesicited,
some et them get oat sad proceeded along the Use to men.
Ls the eases of the collision, daring whisk time the drive:
Mahe menus reversed his engine and backed the train
sheet 20 yards. It was soon apparent. The brake van of
the luggage train meowed a singular appearance. The body
oflt was knocked up perpendicularly on one sad, while the
fremtoweek wee essebed to pieces, the lies being strewed
wish the (nosiest& The luggage truck nest to it was all
the Use and injured. Beverel of the paseengen by the OW
peer went forward to the disabled train in advent% to
mmertain how long they were likely to be detain's/oml
ghee a short delay, they rode on to Rugby on the mob%
Mr driver of which showed them the most considerate MO&
Ilia. Some stayed at Rugby, and others came on to Is..
as by the Caledonian express, which left Rushy saki%
sod melted Reston-square at a few minutes babe
The passengers smoldered their escape almost minseilmth
god tie eineetwe was repeatedly asked why the tele.*
MB cast resorted to to stop the express altogether at Leiser
114 Ille Ileg signals placed down the line, at a distance which
WWI hive been saScitat to enable the driver to stop his
Wit less before he await up to the luggage train. It was
healledl that only one fog signal was placed on the lint. At
' In* it wee said that Sir Joseph Piaui' was one of the
meMpere in the impress.