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Both incidents took place close to Pitsea railway station, with the first occurring on April 18, 1961. The 12.25pm service from Fenchurch Street to Shoebury, pulling 11 carriages and carrying close to 150 passengers, derailed as it approached Pitsea. Travelling at about 20mph at the time, the steam engine toppled on its side and came to a rest on a steep wooded embankment. Heroes of the community - helpers and emergency crews gather on the line to try to help the injured passengers Police, firefighters, civil defence workers, railwaymen and locals living nearby were quick to the scene and worked to free passengers trapped in the wreckage. ....