3. OFF THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW
  4. OFF THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW

OFF THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW

This gallery is a sort of compendium of all the bent and the broken, the crashed and the bashed, both steam age and modern, loco and stock, both British and foreign. Most are duplicates of pictures to be found in other galleries, some taken by me and some very obviously not. These pictures are displayed for recreational/information/research purposes only and are not for sale under any circumstances. Every effort has been made to verify the information in the captions but its accuracy cannot be guaranteed.
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DONCASTER WORKS - Class K3 No.61808 had been withdrawn from 40E Colwick in September 1961 and is seen here bring cut up at Doncaster Works just one month later.
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DONCASTER WORKS - Class K3 No.61808 had been withdrawn from 40E Colwick in September 1961 and is seen here bring cut up at Doncaster Works just one month later.

  • DONCASTER WORKS - 56040 awaits attention at Works after what looks like a severe shunting accident in October 1980. The loco was only built 2 years previously.
  • DONCASTER WORKS - 60501 COCK O'THE NORTH was withdrawn from 50A York North in February 1960 and is seen here being scrapped at Doncaster Works in May 1960.
  • DONCASTER WORKS - Class K3 No.61808 had been withdrawn from 40E Colwick in September 1961 and is seen here bring cut up at Doncaster Works just one month later.
  • DONCASTER WORKS - Work is well advanced on the dismantling of 31015 in November 1980. The loco, ex-D5515, had been withdrawn the previous May.
  • DONEMANA - (1) Donemana Station was a passing place about midway between Londonderry and Strabane on the County Donegal Railway Joint Committee System. On September 7th, 1913, the 9 pm. down passenger train from Londonderry Victoria Road to Strabane, headed by Class 5 2-6-4T No.19 LETTERKENNY, was entering the loop points at the north end of Donemana Station, when the engine and two first carriages left the rails and overturned, and the three remaining vehicles were derailed. One passenger, a railway servant not on duty, was killed, a second was very seriously injured, and five others suffered more or less severely from bruises or the effects of shock. There was speed limit of 6 mph on this junction and it was estimated that the train was travelling at between 30 and 40 mph when it crashed. The train crew was subsequently prosecuted.<br /> Here, in No.7 of a series on 10 pictures, we see the locomotive completely turned over having ploughed into goods wagons in the sidings. Note the lady and her children - she gets about!
  • DONEMANA - (2) Donemana Station was a passing place about midway between Londonderry and Strabane on the County Donegal Railway Joint Committee System. On September 7th, 1913, the 9 pm. down passenger train from Londonderry Victoria Road to Strabane, headed by Class 5 2-6-4T No.19 LETTERKENNY, was entering the loop points at the north end of Donemana Station, when the engine and two first carriages left the rails and overturned, and the three remaining vehicles were derailed. One passenger, a railway servant not on duty, was killed, a second was very seriously injured, and five others suffered more or less severely from bruises or the effects of shock. There was speed limit of 6 mph on this junction and it was estimated that the train was travelling at between 30 and 40 mph when it crashed. The train crew was subsequently prosecuted.<br /> Here, in picture No.10 of a series of 10, we see a view from the bunker end of the locomotive with wreckage and a damaged coach in the foreground.
  • DONEMANA - (3) Donemana Station was a passing place about midway between Londonderry and Strabane on the County Donegal Railway Joint Committee System. On September 7th, 1913, the 9 pm. down passenger train from Londonderry Victoria Road to Strabane, headed by Class 5 2-6-4T No.19 LETTERKENNY, was entering the loop points at the north end of Donemana Station, when the engine and two first carriages left the rails and overturned, and the three remaining vehicles were derailed. One passenger, a railway servant not on duty, was killed, a second was very seriously injured, and five others suffered more or less severely from bruises or the effects of shock. There was speed limit of 6 mph on this junction and it was estimated that the train was travelling at between 30 and 40 mph when it crashed. The train crew was subsequently prosecuted.<br /> Here, in picture No.6 of a series of 10, we see the rescue train headed by Class 4 4-6-4T No.14 ERNE beyond the wreckage of one of the overturned coaches, which seems somehow to have ended up beyond the locomotive.
  • DONEMANA - (4) Donemana Station was a passing place about midway between Londonderry and Strabane on the County Donegal Railway Joint Committee System. On September 7th, 1913, the 9 pm. down passenger train from Londonderry Victoria Road to Strabane, headed by Class 5 2-6-4T No.19 LETTERKENNY, was entering the loop points at the north end of Donemana Station, when the engine and two first carriages left the rails and overturned, and the three remaining vehicles were derailed. One passenger, a railway servant not on duty, was killed, a second was very seriously injured, and five others suffered more or less severely from bruises or the effects of shock. There was speed limit of 6 mph on this junction and it was estimated that the train was travelling at between 30 and 40 mph when it crashed. The train crew was subsequently prosecuted.<br /> Here, in picture No.1 of a series of 10, we see the rescue train headed by Class 4 4-6-4T No.14 ERNE with the wrecked coach on it's side and the loco behind it. The singalbox had a miraculous escape!
  • DONEMANA - (5) Donemana Station was a passing place about midway between Londonderry and Strabane on the County Donegal Railway Joint Committee System. On September 7th, 1913, the 9 pm. down passenger train from Londonderry Victoria Road to Strabane, headed by Class 5 2-6-4T No.19 LETTERKENNY, was entering the loop points at the north end of Donemana Station, when the engine and two first carriages left the rails and overturned, and the three remaining vehicles were derailed. One passenger, a railway servant not on duty, was killed, a second was very seriously injured, and five others suffered more or less severely from bruises or the effects of shock. There was speed limit of 6 mph on this junction and it was estimated that the train was travelling at between 30 and 40 mph when it crashed. The train crew was subsequently prosecuted.<br /> Here, in picture No.3 of a series of 10, it appears that No.14 ERNE might be dragging the coach forward. The loco on the left is a Class 2 4-6-0T I think. Note the stray bogie in front of the loco.
  • DONEMANA - (6) Donemana Station was a passing place about midway between Londonderry and Strabane on the County Donegal Railway Joint Committee System. On September 7th, 1913, the 9 pm. down passenger train from Londonderry Victoria Road to Strabane, headed by Class 5 2-6-4T No.19 LETTERKENNY, was entering the loop points at the north end of Donemana Station, when the engine and two first carriages left the rails and overturned, and the three remaining vehicles were derailed. One passenger, a railway servant not on duty, was killed, a second was very seriously injured, and five others suffered more or less severely from bruises or the effects of shock. There was speed limit of 6 mph on this junction and it was estimated that the train was travelling at between 30 and 40 mph when it crashed. The train crew was subsequently prosecuted.<br /> Here, in picture No.8 of a series of 10, we see No.14 ERNE being attached to the wrecked coach. Note the remains of the train standing beyond the onlookers.
  • DORE AND TOTLEY - As the 1.30 pm express from Sheffield to Derby, Birmingham & Bristol was running at full speed, the second engine left the rails about 120 yards north of Dore and Totley Station. On the train rushed, the front engine fortunately keeping on the metals, but when the platforms were reached the engine caught the stonework with such force that the second engine was overturned, and the whole train was brought to a standstill with such a jerk which shot the passengers off the seats of the carriages. Strange to relate the only persons who were injured were the driver & fireman of the second engine, No. 1527, who applied the brakes and manfully stuck to their posts until they were shot out on to the permanent way when the engine crashed over on to its side. Driver of the derailed engine Charles Meek, aged 46, leg injured, head and face bruised and cut. Suffering from shock. Removed to Royal Hospital, but not detained. Fireman Henry Sergeant, aged 45, head and face bruised and cut. suffering from shock. Removed to Royal Hospital but not detained. No.1527 has ridden over the platform end, through the fence and down the embankment. The white 'X' shows the engine's chimney.
  • DORRINGTON - 47 131 - On February 19th 1987 at the the head of the 6M27 Waterston to Albion oil tanks, 47131 became derailed by catch points at Dorrington and fell on to its side sustaining serious damage which led to its' withdrawal and subsequent scrapping at Vic Berry's in Summer 1988.
  • DORRINGTON - 47 131 - On February 19th 1987 at the the head of the 6M27 Waterston to Albion oil tanks, 47131, just visible on this picture, became derailed by catch points at Dorrington and fell on to its side sustaining serious damage which led to its' withdrawal and subsequent scrapping at Vic Berry's in Summer 1988.
  • DOUBLEBOIS - On April 13th, 1895, a double-headed passenger train derailed between Doublebois and Bodmin Road in Cornwall. Locomotives 3536 and 3537, hauling 'The Cornishman', exceeded the speed limit by 24 miles per hour, damaging the track. The following passenger train hauled by 3521 and 3548 consequently derailed on the damaged track. Here we see 3521 in the ditch and 3548 slwewd across the track. All of the locomotives were 0-4-4T's of the 3521 Class. 3548 was built in November 1888 as a broad gauge 0-4-2ST, rebuilt to 0-4-4T in January 1891. It was converted to standard gauge in November 1892 and in March 1901 rebuilt as 4-4-0 tender engine due to locomotives of this class having a tendency to oscillate at speed. It was withdrawn in August 1929 from Gloucester MPD.
  • DOWNHAM MARKET - On July 11th, 2012, a motorist was killed when his car collided with a passenger train at a level crossing close to the Norfolk and Cambridgeshire border. The Kia Sportage car was struck by the King's Lynn to London service near Downham Market, Norfolk, at 1315 as it neared Littleport. The driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene. About 70 people were on the train but no injuries were sustained. The train involved was the 1256 King's Lynn to King's Cross service. The level crossing, between Downham Market and Littleport, was on a private road and was user operated, serving only a few houses. The train, Class 365 512, was not badly damaged and did not derail. Note that the wreckage of the car is still under the train in this picture.
  • DUBLIN HARCOURT STREET STATION - On Valentine’s Day 1900 a 30 wagon cattle train from Enniscorthy hauled by DW&WR 0-6-0 No.17 WICKLOW failed to stop on greasy track at the buffers in Harcourt Street Station, Dublin. It's momentum saw the train crash through the three feet thick outer wall of the building and the engine was left hanging precariously above Hatch Street below. Miraculously no one was killed, although the train driver, William Hyland, had his right arm amputated at the scene.
  • DULLINGHAM - On the May 17th, 1983, 31262 leading 31292 were running light engine at Dullingham, south of Newmarket, Cambridgeshire when they were in collision with a Plasser and Theurer track machine. The track machine was destroyed in the collision, 31262 suffered severe damage and 31292 a damaged cab. The driver of the track machine was killed. Both locomotives were taken to Cambridge where 31262 was withdrawn prior to them both being moved by road to Doncaster Works around the 25th June 1983. On arrival at Doncaster works 31262 was immediately broken up, 31292 was repaired.
  • EARLSDON, COVENTRY - In the early hours of July 2nd, 1904, four coaches, which had been left standing on a temporary siding, ran away, the siding having not been fitted with a stop block or buffers. The reason the coaching stock ran away was because the locomotive working the Swift Motor Company's 4:55am Coventry to Birmingham excursion had entered the siding to add four more coaches and when the two sets of coaches touched the set in the siding ran away to ultimately to finish up in Albany Street. The Rugby breakdown crane attended and the solution to the problem of getting the coaching stock back on top wasn't too difficult. A temporary track was laid down the bank to the road to enable the carriages to be pulled up one at a time by a locomotive. This involved the carriage being lifted by the crane, with the aid of jacks and timbers, so that it was positioned correctly on the track laid down the embankment. A cable was then connected between the carriage and the locomotive, which would then gently reverse pulling the carriage on to the siding at the top of the embankment.
  • EAST CROYDON - On January 15th, 1982, as the 2318 mail and parcels train from Brighton to London Bridge was standing at Platform 1 at East Croydon while station duties were carried out, it was run into violently at the rear by the 00.22 Three Bridges to New Cross Gate Civil Engineers Departmental freight train, hauled by 73115, which had passed a signal at danger. The rear three vans of the mail and parcels train were derailed and severely damaged as were the locomotive and the first 5 vehicles of the engineer's train. The platform canopy and coping stones were damaged in the area of the collision. The driver of the engineer's train was trapped in the wreckage of the locomotive cab until 0845 when, despite strenuous efforts on the part of the Fire Brigade, part of one leg had to be amputated in order to release him. The guard of the engineer's train, a member of the platform staff, and 6 Post Office employees attending the mail train suffered slight injuries.
  • EAST CROYDON - On January 15th, 1982, as the 2318 mail and parcels train from Brighton to London Bridge was standing at Platform 1 at East Croydon while station duties were carried out, it was run into violently at the rear by the 00.22 Three Bridges to New Cross Gate Civil Engineers Departmental freight train, hauled by 73115, which had passed a signal at danger. The rear three vans of the mail and parcels train were derailed and severely damaged as were the locomotive and the first 5 vehicles of the engineer's train. The platform canopy and coping stones were damaged in the area of the collision. The driver of the engineer's train was trapped in the wreckage of the locomotive cab until 0845 when, despite strenuous efforts on the part of the Fire Brigade, part of one leg had to be amputated in order to release him. The guard of the engineer's train, a member of the platform staff, and 6 Post Office employees attending the mail train suffered slight injuries. 73115 has been speared by the rails from it's load, completely crushing the rear cab. The loco was subsequently withdrawn.
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