OFF THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW
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WATH ON DEARNE - On August 27th, 1887, although the man in Wath cabin had given to the Manvers signalman 'coal train out of section', he did not accept the 'Is the line clear' signal for the express, when it was given to him from Manvers cabin, and the signalman in that cabin kept both his down home and distant signals at danger, but the engine-driver of the express, who was engaged in putting on coal, ran past these signals without seeing them, and he did not become aware of his danger, until he passed the Manvers cabin, where the signalman shouted to him, but before he could apply the brakes his engine was close to the brake-van of the coal train hauled by MR Johnson Class 1357 2F 0-6-0 No.1366, seen here post-accident, which it ran into, at a speed of 40 or 45 miles an hour. The driver of the express put his brakes on and reversed his engine, just before the collision. The brake-van of the coal train and the wagon next to it were broken to pieces, the next wagon was damaged and had the two hind wheels knocked off the rails, the next two wagons were also damaged, but remained on the rails, and the next two were damaged and knocked off the rails. The engine and tender of the coal train were also slightly damaged. The engine of the express, after smashing through the two last vehicles of the coal train, appears to have mounted and run over the two next wagons and across the up line, and then to have fallen over on its right side on to the embankment, at the off side of the line. The tender followed, and fell across the up line. The leading coach came to rest on the top of two coal waggons, with its leading end high above the line. The next coach was also off the rails, and the rest of the passenger train remained on the rails.