Today we remember: 74 years since the Harrow and Wealdstone rail disaster

Today marks 74 years since one of the saddest days in Harrow’s history.
On the morning of 8 October 1952, three trains collided at Harrow and Wealdstone station during the rush hour, killing 112 people and injuring more than 300 others.
The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash stands as one of the most catastrophic rail accidents in history.
It remains Britain’s worst peacetime railway disaster, and for those who lost loved ones, it was a day that changed their lives forever.
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