Details of the Fatal Accident

Place Aviemore - Carrbridge, Moray, Scotland
Date Wednesday 6th March 1940, 8.21 p.m.
Railway Company London Midland & Scottish Railway
No. of Fatalities 2
Cause of Accident Collision
Description Pilot engine from Aviemore was going to assist a coal train going north which was making heavy weather of climbing Slochd Summit. Six wagons wagons and the brake van broke away towards Carr Bridge and hit the pilot engine coming to assist. Both the runaways and the pilot engine (14381 Loch Ericht) were derailed and the engine subsequently withdrawn.

Sources/Further Reading

  • Steam World magazine, August 1994 (letter)
  • Steam World magazine, February 1994

List of Fatalities

The 2 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
UNKNOWNRailway driver,
UNKNOWNRailway fireman,