Elliot Junction rail accident

The Elliot Junction rail accident occurred on 28 December 1906 between Arbroath railway station and Carnoustie railway station in Scotland, with 22 fatalities.

Elliot Junction rail crash
Elliot Junction site, looking north-east
Details
Date28 December 1906
15:30
LocationElliot Junction, Forfarshire
CountryScotland
LineEdinburgh to Aberdeen Line
Incident typeCollision
CauseDriver's error
Statistics
Trains2
Deaths22
Injuries8
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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
  1. http://danger-ahead.railfan.net/gallery/elliot_jct.html Gallery - Elliot Junction 1906
  2. Pringle, Maj J W. "Board of Trade Railway Department Inquiry into accident at Elliot Junction on 28th December 1906" (PDF). Retrieved 2 August 2007.
  3. "Election Intelligence. Banffshire". The Times. London. 31 December 1906. p. 9.

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