Elliot Junction rail accident
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The Elliot Junction rail accident occurred on 28 December 1906 between Arbroath railway station
and Carnoustie railway station
in Scotland, with 22 fatalities.
A Dundee and Arbroath Railway
train was standing at Elliot Junction railway station during a blizzard when it was hit by a North British Railway
train.
The Board of Trade
Inquiry placed primary responsibility on the driver of one of the trains who had "failed to heed instructions to drive with caution". It also discussed the role of alcohol and said that "the proximity of the Victoria Bar to the up platform is a very undesirable feature in the surroundings of [Arbroath] station. The substitution of a coffee shop and refreshment room would be greatly in the general interests of the staff".
One of those injured in the crash was the Liberal Member of Parliament
(MP) Alexander William Black
, who died of his injuries shortly afterwards.
Arbroath railway station
Arbroath railway station serves the town of Arbroath in Angus, Scotland. The station is east of Dundee on the line between Dundee and Aberdeen.- History :There have been three stations called "Arbroath", two of which closed in 1848...
and Carnoustie railway station
Carnoustie railway station
Carnoustie railway station is an unstaffed railway station which serves the town of Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland. The station was opened on 6 October 1838 on the Dundee and Arbroath Railway....
in Scotland, with 22 fatalities.
A Dundee and Arbroath Railway
Dundee and Arbroath Railway
The Dundee and Arbroath Railway was a railway link between those two towns in Scotland.-History:The railway company received its Parliamentary Act on 19 May 1836. It was planned as a gauge railway, because, at that time, it was expected to be a purely local railway with no connection to the...
train was standing at Elliot Junction railway station during a blizzard when it was hit by a North British Railway
North British Railway
The North British Railway was a Scottish railway company that was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923.-History:...
train.
The Board of Trade
Board of Trade
The Board of Trade is a committee of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, originating as a committee of inquiry in the 17th century and evolving gradually into a government department with a diverse range of functions...
Inquiry placed primary responsibility on the driver of one of the trains who had "failed to heed instructions to drive with caution". It also discussed the role of alcohol and said that "the proximity of the Victoria Bar to the up platform is a very undesirable feature in the surroundings of [Arbroath] station. The substitution of a coffee shop and refreshment room would be greatly in the general interests of the staff".
One of those injured in the crash was the Liberal Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) Alexander William Black
Alexander William Black
Alexander William Black was a Liberal Party politician in Scotland.He was elected at the 1900 general election as the Member of Parliament for Banffshire, and was re-elected in 1906...
, who died of his injuries shortly afterwards.