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History
[edit]Early years (1912-1923
[edit]The station opened on 1 July 1908 on the original route of the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway, but was not one of the original stations.[1]
London and Midland Scottish Railways
[edit]On 18 December 1931, a freight train became divided at Dagenham Dock. Due to a signalman's error, a passenger train ran into the rear portion of the freight. Two people were killed and several were injured in the incident.[2]
British Railways (1948-1994)
[edit]The Privatisation Era (1994-Current)
[edit]- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 75. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ Hoole, Ken (1983). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 4. Truro: Atlantic Books. p. 19. ISBN 0-906899-07-9.