Details of the Accident
| Place | Weedon, Northamptonshire, England |
| Date | Friday 21st September 1951, 11.14 a.m. |
| Railway Company | British Railways (London Midland Region) |
| No. of Fatalities | 15 |
| Cause of Accident | Derailment |
| Description | 8.20 a.m Liverpool to London Euston. Engine was 46207, Prince Arthur of Connaught. Derailment caused by an excessively tight axle box. Seven of the victims died of injuries. |
Sources/Further Reading
- Backtrack, special introductory issue, 1986
- Steam World magazine, December 1997 (Letter)
- The Times, 22nd Sep 1951
- The Times, 24th Sep 1951
- The Times, 25th Sep 1951
- The Times, 25th Sep 1951 (Death notice for BUTLER)
List of Fatalities
14 of the 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUCHHOLZ | August | Corporal (American Air Force) | , | |||
| BUTLER | Ruth Ardyn | 30 | Penicuik House, Penicuik, MLN | Wife of Major H. A. B. C. BUTLER, Royal Engineers. Only daughter of Mrs. BARTON, The Water Front, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland | 1951/Dec Northampton 3b 570 | |
| BUTLER | Timothy Hugh | 8 | Penicuik House, Penicuick, MLN | 1951/Dec Brixworth 3b 433 | ||
| HARRIS | Walter | 40 | Watford, HRT | 1951/Dec Northampton 3b 570 | ||
| HOPKINSON | Frederick C. | 77 | Blundell Sands, Liverpool, LAN | 1951/Dec Brixworth 3b 432 | ||
| HOWIS | Cyril C. | 40 | Research chemist | Eccleston, St. Helens, LAN | 1951/Dec Brixworth 3b 431 | |
| MCKENNA | Francis Alfred | 54 | Dining car attendant | Holmes Street, Liverpool, LAN | 1951/Dec Brixworth 3b 432 | |
| MEAD | Albert E. | 35 | Cargo-supervisor | Southwark Park Road, London S.E., LND | 1951/Dec Brixworth 3b 433 | |
| PROFFITT | Frederick A. | 54 | Wilmslow, CHS | 1951/Dec Brixworth 3b 432 | ||
| SISTER MARIE | 58 | Nun | Convert of Notre Dame, Ashdown Park , SSX | Head of the Notre Dame order in Britain. | ||
| SWAYNE | Henry I. A. | 37 | Lieutenant-Commander (Admiralty) | Woking, SRY | Won D.S.C for gallantry in WW2 and was twice mentioned in dispatches. | 1951/Dec Brixworth 3b 431 |
| WALKER | Frank | 28 | Metallurgist | Huyton with Roby, LAN | 1951/Dec Brixworth 3b 432 | |
| WRIGHT | Anne Edith Elsie | 28 | Harrison Drive, Liverpool, LAN | Married. Died of injuries 24th September | 1951/Dec Northampton 3b 571 | |
| ZINOVIEFF | Leo | 46 | Major (Royal Marines) | Little Benhams, Rusper, SSX | Major. He farmed Stammerham Farm, Rusper. Husband of Lady ZINOVIEFF (formerly Lady Mackintosh). | 1951/Dec Northampton 3b 570 |