Lists of rail accidents

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By year

Before 1880
1880–1889
1890–1899
1900–1909
1910–1919
1920–1929
1930–1939
1940–1949
1950–1959
1960–1969
1970–1979
1980–1989
1990–1999
2000–2009
2010–2019
2020–present

By type

See also

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Classification	Boiler explosion Derailment Head-on collision Rear-end collision Runaway Signal passed at danger Telescoping Train wreck Tram accident Train-pedestrian fatalities
Chronology	Before 1880 1880–89 1890–99 1900–09 1910–19 1920–29 1930–39 1940–49 1950–59 1960–69 1970–79 1980–89 1990–99 2000–09 2010–19 2020–present
Lists	By country By death toll By classification boiler explosions bridge failures level crossing crashes terrorist incidents

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Disasters

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Natural disasters – list by death toll

Mass wasting	Landslide Avalanche Mudflow Debris flow
Earthquake (List)	Seismic hazard Seismic risk Soil liquefaction
Volcano eruption	Pyroclastic flow Lahar Volcanic ash
Natural erosion	Sinkhole

Hydrological

Flood (List)	Coastal flood Flash flood Storm surge
Other	Tsunami Megatsunami Limnic eruption

Meteorological

Temperature	Blizzard Cold wave Ice storm Heat wave
Drought	Megadrought
Cyclonic storms	Bomb cyclone Thunderstorm (Hail) Tornado (Tornado outbreak) Tropical cyclone
Other	Derecho Wildfire Firestorm ARkStorm

Astronomical

Unrelated to natural hazards

Transport	Rail Maritime Shipwreck Air Spaceflight
Industrial	Structural failures and collapses Bridge Dam Nuclear by death toll Civilian radiation Civilian nuclear Military nuclear Oil spills Levee breach Mast and tower Infrastructure
Health	Famine List Famine scales Epidemic list Pandemic

Preparation

Countermeasures

Media

Disaster film (List of disaster films)

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