Elliot Junction rail accident
| Elliot Junction rail accident | |
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| Details | |
| Date | 28 December 1906 15:30 |
| Location | Elliot Junction, Forfarshire |
| Country | Scotland |
| Line | Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line |
| Cause | Driver error/signalling equipment failure |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 2 |
| Deaths | 22 |
| Injured | 8 |
| List of UK rail accidents by year | |
The Elliot Junction rail accident occurred on 28 December 1906 between Arbroath railway station and Carnoustie railway station in Scotland, with 22 fatalities.
A Dundee and Arbroath Railway train was standing at Elliot Junction railway station during a blizzard when it was hit by a North British Railway train.
The Board of Trade Inquiry placed primary responsibility on the driver of one of the trains who had "failed to heed instructions to drive with caution".[1] It also discussed the role of alcohol and said that "the proximity of the Victoria Bar to the up platform is a very undesirable feature in the surroundings of [Arbroath] station. The substitution of a coffee shop and refreshment room would be greatly in the general interests of the staff".[2]
One of those injured in the crash was the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) Alexander William Black, who died of his injuries shortly afterwards.[3]
See also
References
- ^ http://danger-ahead.railfan.net/gallery/elliot_jct.html Gallery - Elliot Junction 1906
- ^ Pringle, Maj J W. "Board of Trade Railway Department Inquiry into accident at Elliot Junction on 28th December 1906" (PDF). Retrieved 2 August 2007.
- ^ "Election Intelligence. Banffshire". The Times. London. 31 December 1906. p. 9.