{"id":5843,"date":"2026-04-13T08:41:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T07:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/birmingham-future.com\/?p=5843"},"modified":"2026-04-13T08:41:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T07:41:17","slug":"the-train-crash-near-birmingham-that-might-never-have-happened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birmingham-future.com\/en\/eternal-5843-the-train-crash-near-birmingham-that-might-never-have-happened","title":{"rendered":"The train crash near Birmingham that might never have happened"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The UK is not only the birthplace of the railways but also a place where, from time to time, they have made their presence felt in ways far from desirable. British railways have seen it all. There have been disasters for which words and explanations were long lacking\u2014one need only recall the Quintinshill rail disaster, in which over 200 people died, or the Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash, which claimed 112 lives. Against this backdrop, the incident near Birmingham seems a far lesser tragedy\u2014and, to be honest, it\u2019s a good thing it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there is one detail here that spoils things a little. The scale of the tragedy isn\u2019t always the most important thing. Sometimes you only need to travel a few kilometers from the city center to come across a story that people don\u2019t particularly like to recall but which clearly illustrates how the system works. And how it sometimes breaks down. If the reports on birmingham-future.com<\/a> are to be believed, one such story took place just 10\u201312 kilometers from the center\u2014and it seems far less coincidental than one might like to think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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