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Details of the Railway Fatal Accident
| Location | Hawes Junction, North Riding of Yorkshire, England |
|---|---|
| Date | Saturday, 24th December 1910, 5.00 a.m. |
| Railway Company | Midland Railway |
| No. of fatalities | 12 |
| Cause of accident | Collision |
| Description | The collision was caused when the signalman forgot about a pair of light engines waiting for the all-clear to continue on their journey to Carlisle. They were still waiting there when he set the down track for a midnight sleeper heading from London St. Pancras to Glasgow. When the signal cleared, the light engines set off in front of the faster express train into the same block section. The Scotch Express ploughed into the back of the light engines around one mile down the track. |
Sources/Further Reading
- The Times, Tuesday 27th December 1910
List of Fatalities
12 of the 12 fatalities have been identified so far. They are listed in the table below together with brief notes on any other information that has been found.
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLISON | Robert | 51 | Brother of William ALLISON of Kilmarnock | 1911/Mar Aysgarth 9d 475 | ||
| FERGUSON | William | 21 | Swanage | Brother of John FERGUSON of Kilmarnock | 1911/Mar Aysgarth 9d 475 | |
| GRAY | Nellie | 0 | Eastleigh | |||
| HIGHET | John | 41 | 38 Methuen Park, Muswell Hill, London | Brother of Robert HIGHET of Glasgow | 1911/Mar Aysgarth 9d 475 | |
| LAMONT | Daniel Kaines | 16 | Son of the Rev. Archibald LAMONT of Edinburgh. | 1911/Mar Aysgarth 9d 476 | ||
| MACKAY | Donald | 30 | Pipe-major of the Strathnaver Fairy Circle | 50 Harberton Road, Archway Road, Highgate, London | Brother of Archibald MACKAY of Gerrards Cross BKM | 1911/Mar Aysgarth 9d 475 |
| MACKAY | Hugh | 28 | 1911/Mar Aysgarth 9d 475 | |||
| MAIR | Andrew Thomas | 29 | Forest View, Epping New Road, Buckhurst Hill | Brother of David Mair of Walworth SRY | 1911/Mar Aysgarth 9d 475 | |
| MAXWELL | Archibald Basil Henry | 22 | Student and member of the Institute of Engineers | Son of Colonel MAXWELL of Kenwick, New Galloway and nephew of Alexander POLLOCK of Hyde Park. | 1911/Mar Aysgarth 9d 475 | |
| MCJERROW | Christopher | 35 | Chief assistant, Architect's Department, City Hall, Westminster MDX | Brother of David MCJERROW of Lockerbie | 1911/Mar Aysgarth 9d 475 | |
| RIDDELL | William Bell | 30 | 27 Larkhill Rise, Clapham | Son of William and Jessie RIDDELL of Ayr | 1911/Mar Aysgarth 9d 475 | |
| STITT | John | 47 | Mother lived in Ayr. | 1911/Mar Aysgarth 9d 475 |