Shipton-on-Cherwell - December 1874

Christmas Eve 1874. As people make their way home to see friends and family, many swarmed to London stations to start their journey. Several hours after a train left London, it derailed over a canal bridge, and the disaster takes the lives of 34 people.What led to the disaster which ruined Christmas in a sleepy Oxfordshire village?Support the show Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.