WeeWillie
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Anna, I've been searching for an image with Castlecarry Station in Scotland for about
an hour without success except, for the image below showing one of the worst train
crashes in Britain. It happened just before Castlecarry Station.
I'm amazed I can't find an image of the station itself as it's still in use.
I was searching for that particular image as I was certain there was image
of another Castlecarry Station in England already uploaded.
But there isn't. :?
Proof I'm still very much off my trolley/Plonker. :crazy:
Well I've all gathered all the information now so I might as well post it. :roll:
Maybe someone will find it interesting.
Just delete it if you feel it's too far off this weeks theme though. :thumbup:
Scotland Castlecary rail crash 10 December 1937
Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line
An accident occurred on the evening of 10 December 1937, at Castlecary in Scotland,
in snowy weather conditions.
Two trains were involved in a collision on the Edinburgh to Glasgow main line of
the LNER, killing 35 people.
In a whiteout at 6pm, the 5.30pm Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street commuter
express collided with the late running 4.20pm local train from Dundee Tay Bridge to
Glasgow Queen Street.
The locomotive, LNER Class A3 no. 2744 Grand Parade, hit the rear of the standing
local service in Castlecary station at an estimated 70 mph.
This location is confined and the rear four coaches disintegrated completely.
The engine of the local train, an LNER Class D29 no. 9896 "Dandie Dinmont", was
pushed forward 100 yards with the brakes on.
Aftermath
The death toll was 35 (including 7 train crew) and 179 people were hurt, most of
them seriously. An eight year old girl was counted as missing. Poignantly some
locals swore to seeing the ghost of the girl for many years. The driver of the
Edinburgh train was committed to court on a charge of culpable homicide
(Scottish equivalent of manslaughter) for supposedly driving too fast in the
weather conditions, but the charge was dropped.
The Inspecting Officer concluded that it was the signalman who was principally
at fault for the disaster.
This was Britain's worst snow-related rail crash.
willie.
an hour without success except, for the image below showing one of the worst train
crashes in Britain. It happened just before Castlecarry Station.
I'm amazed I can't find an image of the station itself as it's still in use.
I was searching for that particular image as I was certain there was image
of another Castlecarry Station in England already uploaded.
But there isn't. :?
Proof I'm still very much off my trolley/Plonker. :crazy:
Well I've all gathered all the information now so I might as well post it. :roll:
Maybe someone will find it interesting.
Just delete it if you feel it's too far off this weeks theme though. :thumbup:
Scotland Castlecary rail crash 10 December 1937
Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line
An accident occurred on the evening of 10 December 1937, at Castlecary in Scotland,
in snowy weather conditions.
Two trains were involved in a collision on the Edinburgh to Glasgow main line of
the LNER, killing 35 people.
In a whiteout at 6pm, the 5.30pm Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street commuter
express collided with the late running 4.20pm local train from Dundee Tay Bridge to
Glasgow Queen Street.
The locomotive, LNER Class A3 no. 2744 Grand Parade, hit the rear of the standing
local service in Castlecary station at an estimated 70 mph.
This location is confined and the rear four coaches disintegrated completely.
The engine of the local train, an LNER Class D29 no. 9896 "Dandie Dinmont", was
pushed forward 100 yards with the brakes on.
Aftermath
The death toll was 35 (including 7 train crew) and 179 people were hurt, most of
them seriously. An eight year old girl was counted as missing. Poignantly some
locals swore to seeing the ghost of the girl for many years. The driver of the
Edinburgh train was committed to court on a charge of culpable homicide
(Scottish equivalent of manslaughter) for supposedly driving too fast in the
weather conditions, but the charge was dropped.
The Inspecting Officer concluded that it was the signalman who was principally
at fault for the disaster.
This was Britain's worst snow-related rail crash.
willie.
