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The town of Morpeth in Northumberland, England has what is reputed to be the most severe curve of any main railway line in Britain. The track turns approximately 98° from a northwesterly to an easterly direction immediately west of Morpeth Station on an otherwise fast section of the East Coast Main Line railway. This was a major factor in three serious derailments between 1969 and 1994. The curve has a permanent speed restriction of 50 miles per hour . This led to the introduction of triangular speed warning boards with a yellow outline, sometimes referred to as Morpeth Boards, after this location, as well as these being accommodated with an AWS horn ...
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  • 1. Carlisle Park Morpeth
    Georgiana Dorothy Howard, Countess of Carlisle was a British noblewoman. She was born after nine years of childless marriage between William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire and his wife Lady Georgiana Spencer, the political hostess and socialite. As such, she was a member of one of the country's grandest and richest families. In 1801, the young Georgiana married George Howard, Viscount Morpeth, later becoming Countess of Carlisle upon her husband's accession in 1825. Their twelve children included the 7th and 8th Earls of Carlisle. Another child, the Duchess of Sutherland, was Mistress of the Robes and a close friend to Queen Victoria.
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