Hawes Junction rail crash
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The Hawes Junction rail crash occurred at 5.49 am on 24 December 1910, just north of Lunds Viaduct between Hawes Junction and Aisgill on the Midland Railway's Settle and Carlisle main line in the Nort
Lunds Viaduct; the accident happened just after the viaduct. Moorcock Tunnel is on the extreme right of the image.
Hawes Junction station, looking north. The signal box is on the down (northbound) platform.
Quintinshill rail disaster
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The Quintinshill rail disaster was a multi-train rail crash which occurred on 22 May 1915 outside the Quintinshill signal box near Gretna Green in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It resulted in the deaths of
Hawes Junction rail crash
…be adopted as the universal method for lighting coaches, although he allowed that it would take many years for such a change to take effect fully. Quintinshill rail disaster – also involved a signalman forgetting about a train on the main line. 1892 Thirsk rail crash – a bereaved and overtired signalman fell asleep, forgetting…
A burning carriage in the aftermath of the collisions
Site of the disaster photographed in 2014. Left to right: up loop; up main (where the first collision occurred); down main; down loop. The signal box was on the outside of the up loop.
The burned out remains of a carriage at the disaster scene
The roll call of the survivors of 1/7th Royal Scots after the accident