Details of the Accident

Place Manor House, Thirsk, North Riding of Yorkshire, England
Date Wednesday 2nd November 1892, 4.02 a.m.
Railway Company North Eastern Railway
No. of Fatalities 10
Cause of Accident Signalman error
Description Due to lack of sleep following a personal tragedy, the signalman forgot about a goods train waiting outside his box and allowed the Scottish Express to enter the section which was occupied by the previous train.

Sources/Further Reading

  • Red for Danger, L.T.C. Rolt (Sutton Publishing)

List of Fatalities

The 10 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
ANDERSONJames Jack45 8, Panmure Street, Dundee, ANS1892/Dec Thirsk 9d 294
BOYLERobert Montague22Augener and Company86 Newgate Street, London E.C. , LND1892/Sep Thirsk 9d 295
BRODIEHugh Purves33 Plym Villa, Wallwood Road, Leytonstone, ESS1892/Dec Thirsk 9d 294
HAMILTONCharlotte52, Gilmore Street, Alexandria, Dumbarton, DNB1892/Dec Thirsk 9d 294
HILLJohn Boswell37119, George Street, Edinburgh, MLN1892/Dec Thirsk 9d 294
LEEJohn Henry37 111, Commercial Street, Spitalfields Market, London E., LND1892/Sep Thirsk 9d 295
MCCULLOCHAnn Glen24Alexandria, Dumbarton, DNBUnmarried. Aunt of Charlotte HAMILTON and sister to David MCCULLOCH who was injured.1892/Dec Thirsk 9d 294
MCKENZIEEdinburgh, MLNWife of Alexander MCKENZIE who was injured.
MCLEODDuncan Alexander30Soldier, Captain. Memorial in Black Watch museum.1892/Sep Thirsk 9d 295
PETCHGeorge40Railway goods guardMiddlesbrough, NRY1892/Dec Thirsk 9d 294