The train crash occurred due to a defective axle on the train, causing it to derail. Charles Dickens and Ellen Ternan survived with injuries, but the incident was kept quiet to avoid scandal and protect Ternan's reputation as Dickens' mistress.
On 9 June 1865, Charles Dickens was involved in the Staplehurst rail crash. The train he was on derailed, resulting in 10 people dead and many injured, including Dickens himself. This event had a profound impact on Dickens and haunted him for the rest of his life.
After his near-death experience in a train crash in 1865, Charles Dickens was inspired to write the short ghost story "The Signal-Man." This eerie and suspenseful tale follows a lonely signalman who experiences premonitions of tragic events to come.
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