This week marks the 91st anniversary of the charfield rail disaster. On october 1928 the village was the scene of a fatal train crash, known as the charfield railway disaster. A mere 60 seconds was the difference between life and death for sixteen people in the late hours of october 10th, 1928 as a train filled with passengers crossed the. This lists significant accidents involving railway rolling stock, including crashes, fires and incidents of crew being overcome by locomotive emissions. The charfield railway disaster of 1928 has long haunted england and lingered in the memory of the towns residents. Report on the accident that occurred at charfield on th. T he charfield railway disaster has long held the imagination and lingered in the memory of the towns residents for generations. The charfield railway disaster disastrous train crash the charfield railway disaster is said to be a disastrous train crash that had taken place in 1928 on october in the village of charfield in the english county of gloucestershire. Report on the accident that occurred at charfield on th october.
Railway staff on the dursley branch dursley, gloucestershire. The woman in black and the mystery of the charfield. Leeds to bristol night mail train failed to stop at signals and collided. The original document format was stapled book, and comprised 27 pages. Charfield railway station closed in january 1965 but still stands, and discussions continue about the viability of reopening it. The charfield disaster unsolved mystery in hindi youtube. On october th 1928 a mail train carrying 60 passengers was making its way from leeds to bristol but never reached its destination. October, 1928 united kingdom charfield railway disaster, gloucestershire, england. The leeds to bristol lms night mail train crashed under a road bridge near charfield railway station after colliding with a freight train which was being shunted backwards into a siding. Although there have been far worse disasters, the charfield rail crash and fire has continued to hold the publics imagination. Firstly the inspiration for this historical mystery is based on real fact. In december 1928 the official inquiry into the charfield crash called for the. Old itv programme about the charfield railway crash 1928 locals sharing memories at the railway tavern pub in charfield. The charfield railway disaster was a national tragedy, but amid the burning.
The story has been told again and again and it has been the subject of television and radio programmes. List of rail accidents in the united kingdom wikipedia. The crash was a national tragedy for england and a chilling scene for those who witnessed it. Ls of people stood around the track, a carriage looks to be upside down and smouldering. A goods train was being shunted off the main line to make way for an oncoming mail express. Gc46cra charfield challenge the lady in black multi. It had collided in fog with another train being shunted on to a station siding, and this threw it into the path of an oncoming freight train. In the early hours of october, 1928, the leedstobristol mail train. Here class member 43593, allocated to gloucester barnwood, is southbound through hinton in the summer of 1962 on the afternoon freight from evesham to ashchurch, the line shut completely in 1963. In october 1928, a train carrying 60 passengers was making its way from leeds to bristol. Leeds to bristol down mail passenger train 1, travelling at high speed in a southerly. Locomotives involved in the charfield train crash the midland railway class 3f 060s were introduced in 1885. The charfield railway disaster was a fatal train crash which occurred on october 1928 in the. The train had gas lighting and unfortunatey this ignited thus making the train in effect a large incendiary device.
Buy something hidden by nick blackstock from amazons fiction books store. Young man who died in charfield car crash named locally as. Thick fog obscured a red signal by the charfield railway station, and the train crashed into a freight train, igniting gas cylinders and causing a fire. The intent of this project is to help you learn java by example tm. Mr johnson was unfortunately one of those who lost his life in the crash at charfield station on th october 1928 when, at about 5. Charfield railway disaster 1928 charfield community site. The devastating crash has inspired many rumours and legends over the decades.
The charfield railway disaster was a national tragedy, but amid the burning wreckage and charred remains of those aboard the train a mystery was revealed, one that remains unsolved to this day. Remembering charfield rail disaster 91 years on gazette series. In the early morning hours of october, 1928, the village of charfield, england became the. When a night mail train and a freight train collided in charfield, gloucestershire, on october, 1928, many of the victims of the resulting explosion were burned beyond recognition and were buried in a mass grave to spare their families further trauma. The programmes telescope events as badly as the coaches in many a train crash. Accident at charfield on th october 1928 the railways.
Charfield railway disaster wikimili, the free encyclopedia. The worst accident was the quintinshill rail disaster in 1915 with 226. The charfield rail crash near bristol, england, actually happened in 1928 and spawned the mystery of the identities of two schoolage children the children of charfield. A goods train was being shunted off the main line to make way for an oncoming mail. Their charred remains were removed from the wreckage but never claimed or acknowledged and to. Two of the children victims remain unclaimed and unknown. The charfield railway disaster was a fatal train crash which occurred on october 1928 in the village of charfield in the english county of gloucestershire. The charfield railway disaster has long held the imagination and lingered in the memory of the towns residents for generations. At the october meeting of the thornbury local history and archaeology society, alan hamilton spoke about the unsolved mysteries surrounding the charfield rail crash of th october 1928, in which 16 people were killed. Item title reads charfield terrible railway disaster. Darlington rail crash wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Over the years the charfield railway disaster has been the topic of many films and books.
Fifteen people were killed and 23 badly injured, two small bodies remained unidentified. The leeds to bristol london, midland and scottish railway lms night mail train failed to stop at the signals. Now, aldington, the driver of the night mail train, was blamed for the crash, since he had driven past a red light and crashed into the goods train. The charfield railway disaster was a fatal train crash which occurred on october 1928. Other railwayrelated incidents such as the kings cross fire of 1987 or the 7 july 2005 london bombings are not included. Many family members agreed on a mass grave that was paid for by the railway station. In december 1928 the official inquiry into the charfield crash called for the eventual installation of automatic train control, which could have stopped the train. Discussion and reference site for the london north eastern railway. A leedstobristol night mail train crashed under the road bridge at charfield station, south gloucestershire on october, 1928.
Charfield railway disaster 1928 a rail disaster that shocked the nation over the years gazette reporters and photographers have covered many stories of national importance. He was a nonfatal casualty of the charfield train crash on october 1928, as reported in a yorkshire observer budget item which was reproduced on page 28 of the november 1928 chess amateur. The horrific railway disaster and the 91year mystery about its. Over the years gazette reporters and photographers have covered many stories of national importance. The woman in black and the mystery of the charfield railway children. Gas used to light the carriages ignited, and four carriages were burnt out. One body was a child of about five, and the other of a child between twelve and seventeen. This was not last week outside paddington, when two commuter trains collided and burst into flames, but october 1928, when the derby to bristol mail train of london, midland and scottish railways struck a great western goods train at charfield, gloucestershire. Amid the charred wreckage of the 1928 charfield railway disaster, a chilling. The report on the terrible triple collision and fire at charfield in 1928. Mysteries of the 1928 charfield rail crash mythornbury. The woman in black and the eerie mystery of the charfield railway. This was not last week outside paddington, when two commuter trains collided and burst into flames, but october 1928, when the derby to bristol mail train of london, midlandand scottish railways struck a great western goods train at charfield, gloucestershire.
The leeds to bristol lms night mail train crashed under a road bridge near charfield railway station killing 15 and injuring 23. The charfield disaster unsolved mystery in hindi youtube the charfield railway disaster was a fatal train crash which occurred on october 1928. The leeds to bristol london, midland and scottish railway lms night mail train failed to stop at the signals protecting the down refuge siding at charfield. Please note that the railways archive is not responsible for the content of external websites. The horrific railway disaster and the 91year mystery. Request to remove charfield memorial hall charfield community site. Charfield railway disaster in charfield, united kingdom. Memorial at grave of those killed in the 1928 train crash at charfield gloucestershire.
The leeds to bristol london, midland and scottish railway lms night mail train failed to stop at the signals protecting the down refuge siding at charfield railway station. W booking of wickwar the signalbox after charfield signalled out of section to button, he signalled for the lms goods train. Thick fog obscured a red signal at the charfield railway station in gloucestershire, and the train crashed into a freight train. A leeds to bristol mail train crashed in charfield. Young man who died in charfield car crash named locally as jack jones, 22 heartfelt tributes to the popular former pupil of katherine lady berkeleys school have been left at the scene of the. The haunting mystery of the charfield railway disaster and. The woman in black and the mystery of the charfield railway. Here is a short list of links related to this lucene top50kwiki. Amongst the dead were two children whose remains remain unidentified. Now, basic biographical information is sought about h. A memorial for victims of the crash is still in charfield to this day. This document was published on 3rd december 1928 by ministry of transport.