Details of the Accident
Place | Wembley Station, Middlesex, England |
Date | Saturday 12th October 1940 |
Railway Company | London Midland & Scottish Railway |
No. of Fatalities | 11 |
Cause of Accident | Derailment |
Description | Runaway luggage trolley fouled the up fast line and resulted in the derailment of the Liverpool to Euston express. Steam services to Euston were closed for five days. |
Sources/Further Reading
- Steam World magazine, August 1994 (briefly)
- The Times, Thursday, 17 October 1940
- The Times, Thursday, 18 October 1940
List of Fatalities
The 11 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 |
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CLYNES | Reginald | 62 | Locomotive driver | Gainsborough Road, Crewe, CHS | 1940/Dec Hendon 3a 966 | |
EDWARDS | Gladys Maud (Mrs.) | 39 | Petherton Road, Highbury, MDX | 1940/Dec Hendon 3a 965 | ||
FOSTER | Kathleen (Mrs) | 24 | Dagmar Terrace, Essex Road, Islington, MDX | 1940/Dec Hendon 3a 965 | ||
HEATH | John | 36 | Locomotive Fireman | Ford Lane, Crewe, CHS | 1940/Dec Hendon 3a 967 | |
HOPKINS | Frederick | 65 | Major Road, Straford, ESS | 1940/Dec Hendon 3a 966 | ||
KELLY | Charles Henry | 32 | Townsend Court, St. John's Wood, MDX | 1940/Dec Hendon 3a 966 | ||
MASON | Eva Marion Constance (Mrs.) | 49 | Swindon Place, Kensington, MDX | 1940/Dec Hendon 3a 965 | ||
PLUMB | George William | 41 | Atheldene Road, Earlsfield, SRY | 1940/Dec Hendon 3a 968 | ||
TALLETT | James | 27 | Private (Army) | Warren Raod, Northampton, NTH | 1940/Dec Hendon 3a 966 | |
VERRALL | Hubert Gerald Washington | 46 | Hobshort Farm, Dial Post, West Grinstead, SSX | 1940/Dec Hendon 3a 965 | ||
WRIGHT | George James | 39 | Loughborough Road, Birstall, Leicester, LEI | 1940/Dec Hendon 3a 965 |