▁at ▁ 6 0 ▁miles ▁per ▁hour . ▁Both ▁locomot ives ▁and ▁every ▁carriage ▁was ▁der a iled ; ▁several ▁being ▁thrown ▁down ▁an ▁emb ank ment , ▁killing ▁ 1 0 ▁passengers ▁and ▁inj uring ▁ 2 1 ▁more . ▁The ▁approximate ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁collision ▁was ▁ ▁between ▁We ed on ▁and ▁St owe ▁Hill ▁tunnel . ▁▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁rail ▁crash ▁ ▁On ▁Friday , ▁ 2 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁the ▁ 0 8 : 2 0 ▁Liverpool ▁L ime ▁Street ▁to ▁London ▁E ust on ▁passenger ▁service ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁coach es ▁ha u led ▁by ▁a ▁Princess ▁class ▁Stan ier ▁Pacific ▁began ▁to ▁de - ra il ▁south ▁of ▁We ed on , ▁North am pt ons hire , ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁Coast ▁Main ▁Line ▁south ▁of ▁Rugby , ▁at ▁a ▁speed ▁of ▁ 6 5   m ph ▁and ▁finally ▁crash ed , ▁killing ▁ 1 5 ▁people ▁and ▁inj uring ▁ 3 5 ▁more . ▁The ▁foot plate ▁crew ▁surv ived ▁and ▁protected ▁their ▁train ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁being ▁sever ely ▁shock ed . ▁ ▁The ▁accident ▁enqu iry , ▁conducted ▁by ▁L t ▁Col ▁G ▁R ▁S ▁Wilson , ▁found ▁the ▁track ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁good ▁condition ▁and ▁the ▁speed ▁of ▁the ▁train ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁excess ive . ▁However ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁trip ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁locomot ive , ▁No ▁ 4 6 2 0 7 ▁Princess ▁Arthur ▁of ▁Con n aught ▁after ▁its ▁bog