Tcherny railway accident

Railway accident in Russia in 1882

In the Tcherny railway accident near Tcherny, Russia on 13 July 1882, a train was derailed and more than 40 people killed. This rail accident was one of the 20 most serious accidents (by death toll) before 1953.[1] According to Season 1, Episode 4 of The Guilded Age, titled: “A Long Ladder”, Mr. Russell, a railroad mogul discusses the ‘accident at Tcherny’ with a business partner citing ‘more than 150 dead. Men, women and children’. (Paramount+ via Amazon Prime Video).

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References

  1. ^ Conly, Geoff & Stewart, Graham: Tragedy on the Track: Tangiwai & other New Zealand Railway Accidents (Wellington NZ, Grantham House, 1986) ISBN 978-1-86934-008-7 (p. 181; list of 20 most serious rail accidents by deaths to 1953)
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Railway accidents in 1882 (1882)
Location and date
  • New York City, U.S. (13 January)
  • Tcherny, Russia (13 July)
  • Hugstetten, German Empire (3 September)
  • Aberdeenshire, Scotland (27 November)
1881 1883

53°25′17″N 36°45′37″E / 53.42139°N 36.76028°E / 53.42139; 36.76028


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