The Moorgate London Tube Disaster

Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this episode, we discuss the Moorgate London Tube Disaster which happened in 1975. We explore the facts of the crash which took over 40 lives and the theories as to how this could have happened.

TW: Suicide

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Key sources:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8006387/JONATHAN-MAYO-reveals-Moorgate-crash-unfolded-chilling-minute-minute-account.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moorgate_tube_crash

https://www.railmagazine.com/trains/heritage/moorgatethe-unresolved-tragedy

https://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/DoE_Moorgate1975.pdf

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/witness/february/28/newsid_4298000/4298307.stm

https://cafethinking.com/2020/02/28/the-mystery-of-the-moorgate-tube-disaster/

https://www.railmagazine.com/trains/heritage/moorgatethe-unresolved-tragedy