Place	Eltham Well Hall, Kent, England
Date	Sunday 11th June 1972, 9.35 p.m.
Railway Company	British Railways (Southern Region)
No. of Fatalities	6
Cause of Accident	Derailment
Description	An excursion train from Margate to Kentish Town derailed on a sharp curve at Eltham Well Hall station, Eltham, London. The driver and five passengers were killed, and 126 people were injured. At the subsequent public inquiry it was revealed that the driver had been intoxicated by alcohol.

List of Fatalities

4 of the 6 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
BIRD	Doris Maud	62		Calver House, Ingester Road, Kentish Town, MDX	Wife of Frederick	1972/Sep Greenwich 5b 502
BIRD	Frederick John T.	62		Calver House, Ingester Road, Kentish Town, MDX	Husband of Doris	1972/Sep Greenwich 5b 502
PRICE	Isaac Royden	44		Burley Road, Kentish Town, MDX	Chairman of the Kentish Town Railwayman's Social Club	1972/Sep Greenwich 5b 899
WILSDON	Robert	33	Train driver	Burnham Walk, Farthing Corner Estate, Rainham, KEN	Brother of John	1972/Sep Greenwich 5b 748