Jimbob52
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December is a bad month for accident anniversaries. In addition to Lewisham, major accidents that occurred in December include:
- The Tay Bridge disaster, on 28 December 1879.
- Elliot Junction: 28 December 1906, when an Edinburgh to Glasgow train running tender first in thick snow ran into a stationary local. There were 22 fatalities.
- Castlecary: 10 December 1910, when an Edinburgh to Glasgow express hit the rear of a stationary Dundee to Glasgow train in falling snow. There were 35 fatalities and 179 injured.
- Hawes Junction: 24 December 1924, when a signalman forgot that two light engines were waiting for a signal to clear and cleared the path for the down Scotch express. Twelve passengers lost their lives.
- Barnes Junction: 2 December 1955, when an electric passenger train from Waterloo collided with the rear of a steam hauled freight train, owing to a signalman’s irregular use of equipment protecting the block. There were 13 fatalities.
- Clapham: 12 December 1988, when a commuter train ran into the rear of another owing to incorrect wiring of a signal. There were 35 fatalities and 500 injured.
- The Tay Bridge disaster, on 28 December 1879.
- Elliot Junction: 28 December 1906, when an Edinburgh to Glasgow train running tender first in thick snow ran into a stationary local. There were 22 fatalities.
- Castlecary: 10 December 1910, when an Edinburgh to Glasgow express hit the rear of a stationary Dundee to Glasgow train in falling snow. There were 35 fatalities and 179 injured.
- Hawes Junction: 24 December 1924, when a signalman forgot that two light engines were waiting for a signal to clear and cleared the path for the down Scotch express. Twelve passengers lost their lives.
- Barnes Junction: 2 December 1955, when an electric passenger train from Waterloo collided with the rear of a steam hauled freight train, owing to a signalman’s irregular use of equipment protecting the block. There were 13 fatalities.
- Clapham: 12 December 1988, when a commuter train ran into the rear of another owing to incorrect wiring of a signal. There were 35 fatalities and 500 injured.