Details of the Railway Fatal Accident
| Location | Armitage, Staffordshire, England |
|---|---|
| Date | Wednesday, 22nd March 1899, midnight |
| Railway Company | London & North Western Railway |
| No. of fatalities | 1 |
| Cause of Accident | Collision |
| Description | A goods train from Manchester to Southampton left Stafford about 11 p.m. and was followed by another goods train from Phillips Park, Manchester bound for London. A draw-bar on the Southampton train gave way and 36 wagons became detached and were then hit by the following goods train. |
Sources/Further Reading
- Lichfield Mercury, 24th March 1899
- The Times, 22nd March 1899
List of Fatalities
1 of the 1 fatalities have been identifed so far. They are listed in the table below together with brief notes on any other information that has been found. If there are more than 25 records, they will have been split into separate pages - please use the navigation below to move to other pages.
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 (this reference can be used to order a copy of the official death certificate).
| Surname | First Name | Age | Occupation | Residence | Notes | GRO/SR/GRONI/GROIE Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOLFE | William | 27 | Locomotive fireman | Rugby, WAR | 1899/Jun Lichfield 6b 292 |