Details of the Fatal Accident

Place Lichfield Trent Valley, Staffordshire, England
Date Tuesday 1st January 1946, 6.58 p.m.
Railway Company London Midland and Scottish Railway
No. of Fatalities 20
Cause of Accident Points failure
Description During icy conditions, a local train was diverted into platform loop to allow fast freight to pass on through line. Points were frozen and so were still set for platform loop. Freight train ran into rear of local train. Seven of the fatalities died later in hospital of their injuries.

Sources/Further Reading

  • Lichfield Mercury, 8th March 1946
  • Nottingham Evening Post, 4th January 1946
  • Steam World magazine, January 1996
  • Tamworth Herald, 12th January 1946
  • The Times, Thursday, 3rd January 1946
  • Western Daily Press, 7th January 1946

List of Fatalities

19 of the 20 fatalities that have been identifed so far are listed in the table below together with brief notes on 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
ADAMIan Douglas13Regent Drive, Fulwood nr Preston, LAN1946/Mar Lichfield 6b 471
ADAMMabel Victoria44Regent Drive, Fulwood nr Preston, LANAunt of Gillian OWEN.1946/Mar Lichfield 6b 468
ADAMSWilliam George39Pottery worker9 Sutton Road, Mile Oak, Tamworth, STSHusband of Dorothy, father of Janet (3).1946/Mar Lichfield 6b 468
ALLISONMark4664 Frostons, Workington, CUL1946/Mar Lichfield 6b 470
ASPINStanley Victor25L.A.C.5 Mount Pleasant West, Preston, LAN1946/Mar Lichfield 6b 469
CHITTYDavid25 Mount Ephraim Road, Streatham, London SW, SRY1946/Mar Lichfield 6b 469
JOHNSONGeorge James22SeamanBlackpool, LANNext of kin - Mrs. M. Johnson, 16 Canterbury Avenue, Blackpool LAN1946/Mar Lichfield 6b 468
JORDANKenneth19Army private40 Repington Row, Leicester, LEIUnmarried. Stationed at Moreton Morrell nr Leamington.1946/Mar Lichfield 6b 470
LEEFrances41Churchill Avenue, Foleshill, Coventry, WARWife of Harold LEE and unnamed son.1946/Mar Lichfield 6b 471
LEEHarold37Churchill Avenue, Foleshill, Coventry, WARHusband of Frances LEE and father of unknown son.1946/Mar Lichfield 6b 469
LEEUnknown3Churchill Avenue, Foleshill, Coventry, WARSon of Harold and Frances LEE.1946/Mar Lichfield 6b 470
LITTLEWOODAgnes Esther57Leicester, LEIDied with husband John Austen LITTLEWOOD.1946/Mar Lichfield 6b 471
LITTLEWOODJohn Austen49Hathaway Avenue, Braunstone, Leicester, LEIHusband of Agnes Esther LITTLEWOOD1946/Mar Lichfield 6b 471
LOVELLHenry19Army privateMain Street, Higham-on-the-Hill, Nuneaton, WARAKA Harry. Unmarried. Stationed at Moreton Morrell nr Leamington1946/Mar Lichfield 6b 468a
OWENGillian968 Sunningdale Avenue, Coventry, WARNiece of Mabel Victoria ADAM1946/Mar Lichfield 6b 470
PARRYJames William23Army corporalCharity Farm, Packington, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LEIUnmarried.1946/Mar Lichfield 6b 470
RYANTheresa Mary 19A.T.S32 Speddon Street, Preston, LAN1946/Mar Lichfield 6b 469
SHENTONEthel45Harvey Road, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, STS1946/Mar Lichfield 6b 471
TURNERMarie Jean22Wharfe Street, Leicester, LEI1946/Mar Lichfield 6b 469