Little Salkeld rail accident

The Little Salkeld rail accident occurred between Little Salkeld and Lazonby railway stations in Long Meg cutting on the Settle-Carlisle Line on 19 January 1918.[1]

Little Salkeld rail accident
Details
Date	19 January 1918 15:58
Location	Long Meg cutting near Little Salkeld
Coordinates	54.724°N 2.6798°W / 54.724; -2.6798
Country	England
Line	Settle-Carlisle Line
Operator	Midland Railway
Cause	Line obstructed (landslip)
Statistics
Trains	1
Deaths	7
Injuries	46
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As the 11 carriage 08:50 London St Pancras to Glasgow express approached the cutting a heavy landslip caused by a sudden thaw blocked both roads ahead of the train.[2] Just five minutes earlier a platelayer had walked past the spot and seen nothing amiss. The engine, a Midland Railway 1000 Class No. 1010, ploughed into the mass of clay at a speed of 60 mph, telescoping the front two carriages and killing seven passengers.[1]

The injured were taken the Cumberland Infirmary and Fusehill Military Hospital, both in Carlisle.[3]

References

1. Rolt, L.T.C.; Kichenside, Geoffrey (1982) [1955]. Red for Danger (4th ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 82. ISBN 0-7153-8362-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
2. Newton, Grace (16 December 2019). "Webcam pictures show deep snowfall on the Settle and Carlisle Railway in the Yorkshire Dales". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
3. "Train accident in Cumberland. Landslide on the line: six killed; 17 injured". Chester Chronicle. 26 January 1918 – via British Newspaper Archive.

External links

• Official report