On This Day in 1975

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A Northern line train crashed at Moorgate, killing 43 people.

The packed 8.37 service from Drayton Park to Moorgate overshot the platform at 8.46pm and ploughed into a dead-end tunnel at 30mph. It smashed through a sand barrier and into a brick wall, killing the driver Leslie Newson, 55, and 42 passengers.

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On This Day in 1975

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