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Clapham rail crash dead remembered
Survivors gather for silence at scene of 1988 disaster

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.

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