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The Soham rail disaster occurred on 2 June 1944, during the Second World War, when a fire developed on the leading wagon of a heavy ammunition train. The wagon contained a quantity of high explosive bombs. The train crew had detached the wagon from the rest of the train and were drawing it away when the cargo exploded. The fireman of the train and the signalman at Soham signalbox were killed and several other people injured. The driver, Benjamin Gimbert, and fireman, James Nightall, were both awarded the George Cross for preventing further damage which would have occurred if the rest of the train had exploded.

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  • Eisenbahnunfall von Soham (de)
  • Σιδηροδρομική καταστροφή στο Σόχαμ (el)
  • Soham rail disaster (en)
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  • Η σιδηροδρομική καταστροφή στο Σόχαμ συνέβη στις 2 Ιουνίου 1944, κατά τη διάρκεια του Β' Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου, όταν εκδηλώθηκε πυρκαγιά στο πρώτο βαγόνι ενός βαρέος τρένου με πυρομαχικά . Το βαγόνι περιείχε ποσότητα βομβών υψηλής εκρηκτικότητας. Το πλήρωμα του τρένου είχε αποσπάσει το βαγόνι από το υπόλοιπο τρένο και το απομάκρυνε όταν το φορτίο του εξερράγη. Ο θερμαστής του τρένου και ο σηματωρός στο φυλάκιο σηματοδοσίας του Σόχαμ σκοτώθηκαν και πολλοί άλλοι τραυματίστηκαν. Ο οδηγός, Μπέντζαμιν Γκίμπερτ (Benjamin Gimbert) και ο θερμαστής, Τζέιμς Νάιτολ (James Nightall), έλαβαν και οι δύο με το μετάλλιο του Σταυρού του Γεωργίου (George Cross) για την αποτροπή περαιτέρω ζημιών που θα προέκυπταν εάν το υπόλοιπο τρένο είχε εκραγεί. (el)
  • The Soham rail disaster occurred on 2 June 1944, during the Second World War, when a fire developed on the leading wagon of a heavy ammunition train. The wagon contained a quantity of high explosive bombs. The train crew had detached the wagon from the rest of the train and were drawing it away when the cargo exploded. The fireman of the train and the signalman at Soham signalbox were killed and several other people injured. The driver, Benjamin Gimbert, and fireman, James Nightall, were both awarded the George Cross for preventing further damage which would have occurred if the rest of the train had exploded. (en)
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  • Soham rail disaster (en)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Soham-rail-disaster-memorial.jpg
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