Details of the Accident
Place | Doncaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Date | Saturday 9th August 1947, 4.41 p.m. |
Railway Company | London & North Western Railway |
No. of Fatalities | 18 |
Cause of Accident | Collision |
Description | The stationary 1.10 p.m. Kings Cross to Leeds express was hit from the rear by the 1.25 p.m Kings Cross to Leeds express. The driver had been running under clear signals and signaller error was blamed. |
Sources/Further Reading
- Aberdeen Journal, 12th August 1947
- Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail, 11th August 1947
- Hull Daily Mail, 11th August 1947
- Lincolnshire Echo, 11th August 1947
- Nottingham Evening Post, 11th August 1947
- Steam World magazine, February 1997
- Steam World magazine, March 1997
- Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 11th August 1947
List of Fatalities
The 18 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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BROWN | Thomas Daniel | 22 | Dale Street, Rawmarsh, Rotherham, WRY | 1947/Sep Doncaster 02B 326 | ||
BURTON | Eliza Mary | 45 | Eastfield Road, Peterborough, CAM | Wife of John Matthew BURTON. | 1947/Sep Doncaster 02B 329 | |
BURTON | John Matthew | 46 | LNER rail worker at Peterborough | Eastfield Road, Peterborough, CAM | Husband of Eliza Mary BURTON. | 1947/Sep Doncaster 02B 329 |
CARTER | Frederick | 35 | Willans Avenue, Rothwell Haigh, WRY | Father of Maurice CARTER. | 1947/Sep Doncaster 02B 327 | |
CARTER | Maurice | 3 | Willans Avenue, Rothwell Haigh, WRY | Son of Frederick CARTER. | 1947/Sep Doncaster 02B 327 | |
HIMSWORTH | Harold Fryer | 46 | Assistant marine superintendent | Ings Road, Hull, ERY | Died of injuries 10 August. | 1947/Sep Doncaster 02B 327 |
JEPSON | Edna | 33 | Peterborough, CAM | Parents lived in Doncaster. | 1947/Sep Doncaster 02B 330 | |
JOSH | Alfred George | 37 | Painter and decorator | Toynbee Road, Wimbledon, SRY | Husband of Gladys JOSH. | 1947/Sep Doncaster 02B 328 |
JOSH | Gladys | 25 | Toynbee Road, Wimbledon, SRY | Wife of Alfred George JOSH. | 1947/Sep Doncaster 02B 328 | |
MANDER | Michael | 19 | Park Lane, Sheffield, WRY | 1947/Sep Doncaster 02B 328 | ||
MARTIN | Sarah Alice | 41 | Longwood Avenue, Bingley, WRY | 1947/Sep Doncaster 02B 327 | ||
MORRIS | Martha Ann | 56 | Dolcliffe Road, Mexborough, WRY | 1947/Sep Doncaster 02B 329 | ||
REDFERN | Herbert | 49 | Wilcox Close, Foxhill, Sheffield, WRY | Father of Winifred THORNTON | 1947/Sep Doncaster 02B 330 | |
THORNTON | Winifred | 24 | Wilcox Close, Foxhill, Sheffield, WRY | Daughter of Herbert REDFERN. | 1947/Sep Doncaster 02B 329 | |
WALLER | George | 48 | Bamford Street, Sheffield, WRY | 1947/Sep Doncaster 02B 329 | ||
WHITE | Edith | 55 | West Street, Bircotes, NTT | Married | 1947/Sep Doncaster 02B 328 | |
WILSON | Olive | 44 | Sidney Street, Swinton, Mexborough, WRY | 1947/Sep Doncaster 02B 330 | ||
WILSON | Willie | 44 | Sidney Street, Swinton, Mexborough, WRY | 1947/Sep Doncaster 02B 328 |