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The Shipton-on-Cherwell train crash occurred on 24 December 1874 when a passenger train derailed near Shipton-on-Cherwell in Oxfordshire and crashed into the Oxford Canal. The crash, which was caused by the failure of a wheel on one of the passenger carriages, exacerbated by an inadequate braking system and communication between the train crew.

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Built in xxxx, the Cherwell Valley line crosses the River Cherwell and the Oxford Canal at Shipton-on-Cherwell, approximately 6+1/2 mi north of Oxford.