What the records say
- When
- 28 Dec 1906
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 56.55° N, 2.61° W
- Description
- 1906 train crash near Arbroath, Scotland
- Deaths
- 22
- Injured
- 24
Elliot Junction rail accident
Rail accident
The Elliot Junction rail accident occurred on 28 December 1906 at Elliot Junction in Forfarshire, Scotland. An express hit the rear of a local passenger train, which was just moving off from the station, killing 22 and injuring 24. The immediate cause was driver error, but a snow blizzard had disrupted services, and the driver received only a light sentence.
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