On this day: up sleeper derailment across Paddington station throat 23/11/83

On this day: up sleeper derailment across Paddington station throat 23/11/83

Posted by Mark A at 13:46, 23rd November 2025

TV footage from what was not a good day at Paddington, but one that could have been much worse.

Mark

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mOzSqqkrcM

Re: On this day: up sleeper derailment across Paddington station throat 23/11/83

Posted by ChrisB at 14:44, 23rd November 2025

Anyone find the RAIB report on this? I can't seem to locate it.

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Re: On this day: up sleeper derailment across Paddington station throat 23/11/83

Posted by bobm at 15:00, 23rd November 2025

https://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/DoT_Paddington1983.pdf

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