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
CLYNESReginald62Locomotive driverGainsborough Road, Crewe, CHS1940/Dec Hendon 3a 966
EDWARDSGladys Maud (Mrs.)39Petherton Road, Highbury, MDX1940/Dec Hendon 3a 965
FOSTERKathleen (Mrs)24Dagmar Terrace, Essex Road, Islington, MDX1940/Dec Hendon 3a 965
HEATHJohn36Locomotive Fireman Ford Lane, Crewe, CHS1940/Dec Hendon 3a 967
HOPKINSFrederick65Major Road, Straford, ESS1940/Dec Hendon 3a 966
KELLYCharles Henry32Townsend Court, St. John's Wood, MDX1940/Dec Hendon 3a 966
MASONEva Marion Constance (Mrs.)49Swindon Place, Kensington, MDX1940/Dec Hendon 3a 965
PLUMBGeorge William41Atheldene Road, Earlsfield, SRY1940/Dec Hendon 3a 968
TALLETTJames27Private (Army)Warren Raod, Northampton, NTH1940/Dec Hendon 3a 966
VERRALLHubert Gerald Washington46Hobshort Farm, Dial Post, West Grinstead, SSX1940/Dec Hendon 3a 965
WRIGHTGeorge James39Loughborough Road, Birstall, Leicester, LEI1940/Dec Hendon 3a 965