Details of the Fatal Accident

Place Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England
Date Tuesday 5th January 1847, 1 a.m.
Railway Company London & North Western Railway
No. of Fatalities 2
Cause of Accident Collision
Description On a foggy night, a train of laden coal wagons stopped at Kings Langley to detach some of the wagons. It was run into from the rear by a double headed luggage train. The driver and fireman of the leading locomotive of the luggage train sounded the whistle and jumped clear, but the driver and fireman of the second locomotive did not hear the warning or were asleep and were killed.

Sources/Further Reading

  • The Times, 6 January 1847 p5

List of Fatalities

The 2 fatalities are listed in the table below together with brief notes of any other information found so far.

The last column shows the General Register Office (England and Wales), Statutory Register (Scotland), General Register Northern Ireland or Civil Registration for Ireland reference where this has been identified.

Surname First Names Age Occupation Residence Notes GRO/SR/GRONI/GROIE Reference
ALSOPWilliamLocomotive driver, Married
MATHEWSGeorgeLocomotive fireman, Married