Elliot Junction rail accident

Quand

28 déc. 1906

Type

Accident ferroviaire

Coordonnées

56.55° N, 2.61° W

Description

1906 train crash near Arbroath, Scotland

Deaths

22

Injured

24

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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