A tram operated by City of Birmingham Tramways Company Ltd was going downhill on Warstone Lane in the Jewellery Quarter area of the city when its brakes failed and it ran away. At the junction of Warstone Lane and Icknield Street it overturned at high speed and skidded until it stopped on the other side of the street, smashing into the pavement. Two people died and 17 were injured. It is the deadliest tram accident in the area covered by the modern West Midlands county.[1]
The tram's brakes were later found to have been faulty.[1]
^ abBrady, Poppy (4 October 2007). "Pupils on right lines to history". Birmingham Mail.
January 01, 1970
1907, birmingham, tramway, accident, fatal, tram, accident, which, occurred, october, 1907, city, birmingham, england, detailsdate1, october, 1907, 1907, locationbirmingham, englandcoordinates52, 4866, 9181, 4866, 9181countryenglandoperatorcity, birmingham, tr. The 1907 Birmingham Tramway accident was a fatal tram accident which occurred on 1 October 1907 in the city of Birmingham England 1907 Birmingham Tramway accidentDetailsDate1 October 1907 1907 10 01 LocationBirmingham EnglandCoordinates52 29 12 N 1 55 05 W 52 4866 N 1 9181 W 52 4866 1 9181CountryEnglandOperatorCity of Birmingham Tramways Company LtdCauseBrake failureStatisticsTrains1Deaths2Injured17 The overturned tram from a contemporary postcardEvents editA tram operated by City of Birmingham Tramways Company Ltd was going downhill on Warstone Lane in the Jewellery Quarter area of the city when its brakes failed and it ran away At the junction of Warstone Lane and Icknield Street it overturned at high speed and skidded until it stopped on the other side of the street smashing into the pavement Two people died and 17 were injured It is the deadliest tram accident in the area covered by the modern West Midlands county 1 The tram s brakes were later found to have been faulty 1 See also editList of tram accidentsReferences edit a b Brady Poppy 4 October 2007 Pupils on right lines to history Birmingham Mail Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1907 Birmingham Tramway accident amp oldid 1027329825, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
