Details of the Railway Fatal Accident
| Location | Ais Gill, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
|---|---|
| Date | Tuesday, 2nd September 1913, 3 a.m. |
| Railway Company | Midland Railway |
| No. of fatalities | 14 |
| Cause of Accident | Rear-end collision |
| Formal Investigation | Yes, see - www.railwaysarchive.co.uk |
| Description | The Glasgow to London St Pancras train was overloaded (or under powered) and stopped just before the summit due to low steam pressure. The driver of the following train from Inverness missed the warning signal and ran into back of the stalled train. |
Sources/Further Reading
- Cork County Eagle and Munster Advertiser, Saturday 16th May 1914
- History of the Great Western Railway, Vol III pp28
- https://kirkbystephencemetery.co.uk/
- The Argus (Melbourne, Australia) Thursday, 4th September 1913,
List of Fatalities
9 of the 14 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARTER | Caroline Mary | 21 | , | Memorial says "Catherine M". | 1913/Sep E.Ward 10b 775a | |
| DOUGLAS | Arthur Pecival | 68 | Former Under-Secretary for Defence in New Zealand | , | Died of injuries | 1913/Sep Carlisle 10b 640 |
| FARGIE | Whilelmina Wilson | 32 | Nurse | , | Identified by her watch and umbrella handle. | 1913/Sep E.Ward 10b 775 |
| GARDNER | William Stark | 23 | , | 1913/Sep E.Ward 10b 774 | ||
| LINDSAY | Jessie | 17 | , | 1913/Sep E.Ward 10b 776 | ||
| PATERSON | John | 50 | , | 1913/Sep E.Ward 10b 775 | ||
| RAGGETT | Alice | 54 | , | 1913/Sep E.Ward 10b 776 | ||
| SARGENT | Iris Claire | 16 | , | |||
| WOOD | Kathleen | 19 | , | 1913/Sep E.Ward 10b 776 |