Place	Longton
Date	17th February 1856, Midnight
Railway Company	North Staffordshire Railway
No. of Fatalities	2
Cause of Accident	Excessive speed
Description	Train from Derby crewed by the victims was in collision with one from Burton.

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) or Statutory Register (Scotland) reference where this has been identified.

Surname	First Names	Age	Occupation	Residence	Notes	GRO/SR Reference
HUDSON		Henry		33		Railway driver		,				1856/Mar Stoke On T 6b 103
RIGBY		William		31		Railway fireman		,				1856/Mar Stoke 6b 103