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Details of the Railway Fatal Accident
| Location | Boume End, Hertfordshire, England |
|---|---|
| Date | Sunday, 30th September 1945, 9.03 a.m. |
| Railway Company | London Midland & Scottish Railway |
| No. of fatalities | 43 |
| Cause of accident | Excessive speed |
| Description | The 8.20 p.m. express passenger train, Perth to London, running under clear signals, traversed the junction crossover from the up fast to the up slow at excessive speed. The engine became derailed and six of the leading seven coaches were piled up in rear of it, destroyed and overturned into a field below the line. Five of the casualties were railway employees, members of the Royal Train dining car staff travelling home. Five of the passengers died later of their injuries. |
Sources/Further Reading
- Official Accident Report (1945)
List of Fatalities
2 of the 43 fatalities have been identified so far. They are listed in the table below together with brief notes on any other information that has been found.
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES | Walter | 28 | Train fireman | 1945/Dec Berkhamsted 3a 1399 | ||
| SWABY | Sidney | 55 | Train driver | 1945/Dec Berkhamsted 3a 1401 |