page_title: Lindal railway incident
hierarchical_section_title: Lindal railway incident
caption_attribution_description: English: A collapsed railway line at Lindal.
context_page_description: The Lindal railway incident happened on Thursday 22 September 1892 near Lindal-in-Furness, a village lying between the Lancashire towns of Ulverston and Barrow-in-Furness. A locomotive shunting at sidings disappeared into the ground after a large, deep hole opened up beneath it. The train was never recovered and still lies buried beneath the railway, though the depth remains a source of speculation.
context_section_description: The Lindal railway incident happened on Thursday 22 September 1892 near Lindal-in-Furness, a village lying between the Lancashire towns of Ulverston and Barrow-in-Furness. A locomotive shunting at sidings disappeared into the ground after a large, deep hole opened up beneath it. The train was never recovered and still lies buried beneath the railway, though the depth remains a source of speculation.
caption: The hole at the Lindal sidings
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