Fenny Stratford: Simpson Road level crossing
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Fenny Stratford: Simpson Road level crossing
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 1 May 2010
The single track Bedford to Bletchley railway crosses Simpson Road here, just to the east of Fenny Stratford station. The level crossing was the scene of a terrible accident that happened during the evening of 7 December 1925 when a full 14-seater motor coach conveying a party of Wesleyan church worshippers back to Woburn Sands from Bletchley ran into and crashed through the level crossing gates that were closed for a train to pass by, and was immediately struck by the train, on the passenger service from Bedford to Bletchley. Six coach passengers died at the scene, two more and one of the coach drivers died later in hospital. Fortunately the train was slowing down to stop at the station and nobody on the train was badly injured.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.000132
Longitude
-0.71534