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Britain / 11 December 2013
Clapham rail crash dead remembered
Survivors gather for silence at scene of 1988 disaster
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Survivors of Britain's most devastating train crash of modern times will gather today to commemorate its 25th anniversary.

The Clapham rail disaster happened at 8.13am on December 12 1988.

Thirty-five people died and hundreds were injured as three trains carrying an estimated 1,300 passengers collided at Clapham Junction - then the busiest rail intersection in Europe.

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
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