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Photograph of the Balkerne Hill Crash 1907
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1907
Description
Photograph of the traction engine crash on Balkerne Hill in 1907.
Transcript
On Balkerne Hill, in 1907, the brakes failed as Collier's traction engine towed a truckload of sand downhill (152T). The houses survived, only to be demolished in 1976 when Balkerne Hill was made a dual carriageway.