Details of the Accident

Place Hyde Junction, Cheshire, England
Date Saturday 14th July 1888
Railway Company Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway
No. of Fatalities 4
Cause of Accident Collision and derailment
Description Train from Manchester London Road to Glossop was struck by goods train near junction.

Sources/Further Reading

  • The Times, 16 July 1888 p6

List of Fatalities

The 4 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
BASTIANMaria60Hadfield, DBY1888/Sep Ashton 8d 344
BEARDHannah44Glossop, DBYMarried1888/Sep Ashton 8d 344
MIDDLETONJanet51Glossop, DBYMarried1888/Sep Ashton 8d 344
WILSONJane25Glossop, DBYUnmarried1888/Sep Ashton 8d 344