List of rail accidents
Notable historic train accidents:
- June 12, 1889 – Armagh rail disaster, Ireland: Runaway carriages collide with an oncoming train, killing 88.
- October 8, 1952 – Harrow train disaster, United Kingdom: Three trains are involved in a crash that kills 112 and injures 340.
- December 24, 1953 – Tangiwai disaster, New Zealand: 151 die when a bridge over the Whangaehu River collapses.
- January 18, 1977 – Granville railway disaster, Australia: 83 die when a train derails and hits a bridge support.
- June 6, 1981 – Bihar train disaster, India: Hundreds are killed (300-800) when a train falls into a river.
- June 4, 1989 – Ufa train disaster, Russia: Hundreds are killed (400-1000) when two trains pass near a leaking natural gas line, which explodes.
- June 3, 1998 – Eschede train disaster, Germany: Part of a high-speed ICE train derails and strikes a bridge, killing 101.
- October 5, 1999 – Ladbroke Grove (Paddington) rail disaster, United Kingdom: Two trains collide head-on, killing 31 and injuring 400.
- November 11, 2000 – Kaprun disaster, Austria: A funicular train starts on fire in a tunnel, 155 die.
- February 20, 2002 – Al Ayatt train disaster, Egypt: A train packed to double capacity catches fire, 373 die.
- June 24, 2002 – Igandu train disaster, Tanzania: Nearly 300 are killed when a passenger train rolls backwards into a goods train.
- February 18, 2004 – Neyshabur disaster, Iran: A train derails and catches fire, exploding hours later. About 300 are killed.
- April 22, 2004 – Ryongchon disaster, North Korea: Over 50 are killed and more than 1000 injured when an explosion takes place.