Details of the Railway Fatal Accident
| Location | 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 Both the runaways and the pilot engine (14381 Loch Ericht) were derailed and the engine subsequently withdrawn.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
2 of the 2 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN | Railway driver | , | ||||
| UNKNOWN | Railway fireman | , |