Kendal, Jamaica

Kendal is a small town in the centre of Jamaica, located in Manchester Parish, known for being the site of Jamaica's deadliest rail accident.

History

On 1 September 1957, a train carrying churchgoers from the Kingston-based St Anne's Catholic Church derailed at Kendal, killing some 179 people and injuring hundreds. It was the second-deadliest rail accident ever at the time and remains the deadliest in Jamaican history.[1][2]

Geology

Limestone containing red bauxite has been reported in Kendal.[3][4]

In literature

The children's fiction writer Cyril Palmer set several of his books in his hometown Kendal.[5]

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See also
  • Railway stations in Jamaica

References
  1. "Remembering Kendal Crash: Today is the 60th anniversary of Jamaica's worst railway accident". Jamaica Observer. 1 September 2017.
  2. Sutherland, Alicia (10 September 2018). "Remembering the Kendal crash". Jamaica Observer.
  3. Don Donaldson; Benny Raahauge (4 January 2017). Essential Readings in Light Metals, Volume 1, Alumina and Bauxite. Springer. p. 26. ISBN 978-3-319-48176-0.
  4. The American Journal of Science. J.D. & E.S. Dana. 1961. p. 288.
  5. M. Daphne Kutzer; Emmanuel Sampath Nelson (1996). Writers of Multicultural Fiction for Young Adults: A Bio-critical Sourcebook. Greenwood Press. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-313-29331-3.

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