Commemorations have taken place to mark 50 years since the Moorgate Tube crash which killed 43 people and left 74 injured. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) joined Transport for London (TfL), emergency ...
At the time, the Northern line had a branch known as the Northern ... he was passing through Essex Road or Old Street stations on route to Moorgate – have been impossible to substantiate.
The line is today operated by Great Northern but was part ... as TETS (for Trains Entering Terminal Stations), the failsafe is commonly called the Moorgate Protection. Image courtesy of London ...
the Northern Line train was carrying 300 passengers when it overran the Moorgate station. The sand drags intended to slow trains down had nothing on the huge train travelling at more than 35mph ...
50 years ago 43 people were killed, and 74 injured, after a packed rush-hour tube train smashed into a dead-end tunnel at Moorgate station. It's an event that has both a personal and professional ...
A memorial service was held to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1975 Moorgate Tube crash in which 43 people died and 74 were injured. It remains the worst peace-time disaster on the London Underground ...