The Great Thorpe Railway Disaster

10th September 1874

The Great Thorpe Railway Disaster occurred on 10 September 1874. It was described by the subsequent Board of Trade Inquiry as “the most serious collision between trains meeting one another on a single line of rails that as yet been experienced in this country”. It is a fascinating tale and one that has captured the imagination of residents of Norwich and the nearby riverside village of Thorpe St Andrew, for many decades.