![The Headcorn viaduct, Staplehurst, Kent, where novelist Charles Dickens was involved in a rail disaster / crash / wreck 5 years to the day before he died, i.e. 9th June 1865. He The Headcorn viaduct, Staplehurst, Kent, where novelist Charles Dickens was involved in a rail disaster / crash / wreck 5 years to the day before he died, i.e. 9th June 1865. He](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/FW5KRY/the-headcorn-viaduct-staplehurst-kent-where-novelist-charles-dickens-FW5KRY.jpg)
The Headcorn viaduct, Staplehurst, Kent, where novelist Charles Dickens was involved in a rail disaster / crash / wreck 5 years to the day before he died, i.e. 9th June 1865. He
![Charles Dickens survived a horrific railroad crash and died on the fifth anniversary of the accident Charles Dickens survived a horrific railroad crash and died on the fifth anniversary of the accident](https://www.thevintagenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Ellen_Ternan-460x640.jpeg)
Charles Dickens survived a horrific railroad crash and died on the fifth anniversary of the accident
![Charles Dickens & The Train of Death: The rail crash behind the classic ghost story 'The Signal-Man' | Dangerous Minds Charles Dickens & The Train of Death: The rail crash behind the classic ghost story 'The Signal-Man' | Dangerous Minds](https://dangerousminds.net/content/uploads/images/Aosocimgsignal.jpg)
Charles Dickens & The Train of Death: The rail crash behind the classic ghost story 'The Signal-Man' | Dangerous Minds
![Charles Dickens survived a horrific railroad crash and died on the fifth anniversary of the accident Charles Dickens survived a horrific railroad crash and died on the fifth anniversary of the accident](https://www.thevintagenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/wI8yCPvf-1280x720.jpg)
Charles Dickens survived a horrific railroad crash and died on the fifth anniversary of the accident
![Charles Dickens struggled with PTSD after train crash, previously unseen letter reveals — RT UK News Charles Dickens struggled with PTSD after train crash, previously unseen letter reveals — RT UK News](https://cdni.rt.com/files/2017.12/article/5a2fd4c5fc7e93291b8b4569.jpg)
Charles Dickens struggled with PTSD after train crash, previously unseen letter reveals — RT UK News
![A railway accident at Staplehurst, Kent. The accident happened when the boat train from Folkestone (South-Eastern Railway) derailed on a defective line, killing ten people and injuring 40. Charles Dickens, Ellen Ternan A railway accident at Staplehurst, Kent. The accident happened when the boat train from Folkestone (South-Eastern Railway) derailed on a defective line, killing ten people and injuring 40. Charles Dickens, Ellen Ternan](https://cdn.superstock.com/4220/Comp/4220-20393678.jpg)