Slough rail accident
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The Slough rail accident happened on 16 June 1900 at Slough railway station on the Great Western Main Line when an express train from Paddington to Falmouth Docks ran through two sets of signals at danger, and collided with a local train heading for Windsor. Five passengers were killed; 35 were seriously injured, and 90 complained of shock or minor injuries
Significant consequences of the accident were the adoption of improved vacuum braking systems on locomotives and passenger rolling stock, and the introduction of Automatic Train Control (ATC) in 1908.
