Place	Shrewsbury
Date	15th October 1907, 1.30 a.m.
Railway Company	London & North Western Railway
No. of Fatalities	18
Cause of Accident	Derailment on a steep curve
Description	The Crewe to Swansea night mail crashed just outside Shrewsbury. The train was derailed on the steep curve by Crewe Junction signal box, ploughing a furrow before falling over and taking most of the coaches with it. The speed limit on the sharp curve was 10 m.p.h, but the train approached at full speed. The exact cause of the accident has never been fully explained. Large numbers of people gathered at the Abbey where a double funeral took place for the two GPO men.

List of Fatalities

17 of the 18 fatalities that have been identifed so far are listed in the table below together with brief notes on any other information found

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
EDDIE		Mary Williams Lugg		27				,		Wife of John Joyner EDDIE of Aberdeen. Buried in Barnoon, CON		1907/Dec Atcham 6a 391
FLETCHER		Frederick Owen		27		Train fireman		Near Crewe, CHS				1907/Dec Atcham 6a 380
KELLY		Cecil Tudor		24		Bank clerk		Wells Road, Bath, SOM				1907/Dec Atcham 6a 391
MARTIN		Samuel		54		Train driver		,				1907/Dec Atcham 6a 389
DAVIES		Joseph		34		Jockey		4 Duffryn Street, Mountain Ash, GLA		Brother Harry DAVIES who survived the accident.		1907/Dec Atcham 6a 390
COLOMBOTTI		Antonio		31		Fish dealer		5 Prince's Street, Shrewsbury, SAL		Married and left 5 children. Brother-in-law of Dominic FEENEY		1907/Dec Atcham 6a 390
SNELGROVE		Lewis		52		Train guard (GWR)		Bristol, GLS				1907/Dec Atcham 6a 389
MORRIS		Henry		35		Sorting clerk		Queen Street, Shrewbury, SAL		Newspaper report has him as Harry		1907/Dec Atcham 6a 390
BRADLEY		Leonard Denham		32		Postal clerk		London Road, Shrewsbury, SAL				1907/Dec Atcham 6a 390
HODGSON		Stephen Crabtree		40		Postal clerk		Cherry Orchard, Shrewsbury, SAL				1907/Dec Atcham 6a 391
DIMBELOW		Fred		31				Taff Valley, GLA		Died of injuries		1907/Dec Atcham 6a 391
BENNETT		Robert Uran		38		Decorator		Manly Terrace, Gorseinon, GLA				1907/Dec Atcham 6a 390
PUGH		William Thomas		41		Train guard		Hereford, HEF				1907/Dec Atcham 6a 390
WOODLAND		Henry		30				96 Priory Grove, Everton, LAN		Husband of Emma WOODLAND		1907/Dec Atcham 6a 390
WOODLAND		Emma		28				96 Priory Grove, Everton, LAN		Wife of Henry WOODLAND		1907/Dec Atcham 6a 390
JONES		Elizabeth		58				Roger Street, Caersalem, Cardiff, GLA				1907/Dec Atcham 6a 390
MORRIS		Mary Ann		53				Caersalem, Cardiff, GLA		Wife of David MORRIS		1907/Dec Atcham 6a 390