Derailment of Train 7P17 at Wolverhampton on 27 June 1996 (RR-TRS-96-007)

On 27 June 1996 train 7P17 consisting of thirty two loaded MGR coal wagons hauled by a class 56 locomotive derailed at 390B points on a sharp curve at Crane Street Junction Wolverhampton. The derailment of a similar train occurred on the same set of points in October 1995. ...