Eccles rail crash (1941)
The 1941 Eccles rail crash occurred on 30 December 1941 at the east end of the station at Eccles, which was then in Lancashire but is now in Greater Manchester in northern England.
Rochdale /ˈrɒtʃdeɪl/ is a market town in Greater Manchester, England, positioned at the foothills of the South Pennines on the River Roch, 5.3 miles (8.5 km) north-northwest of Oldham, and 9.8 miles (15.8 km) north-northeast of the city of Manchester. Rochdale is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, population 211,699. Rochdale is the largest settlement and administrative centre, with a total population of 95,796.
Population: 97,550
Latitude: 53° 37' 3.58" N
Longitude: -2° 09' 18.72" W
The 1941 Eccles rail crash occurred on 30 December 1941 at the east end of the station at Eccles, which was then in Lancashire but is now in Greater Manchester in northern England.
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