Hull Paragon rail accident
Hull Paragon rail accident | |
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Details | |
Date | 14 February 1927 09:05 |
Location | Hull Paragon station |
Country | England, UK |
Line | London and North Eastern Railway |
Cause | Signaller's error |
Statistics | |
Trains | 2 |
Deaths | 12 |
Injured | 24 |
List of UK rail accidents by year |
The Hull Paragon Rail accident was a rail crash that took place at
On 14 February 1927, on the approaches to
Three signalmen were present in the signalbox, the enquiry found that one of them had pulled the wrong lever; he had intended to set the points for the incoming train but instead set the points ahead of the Scarborough. The points were locked and could not be moved as long as the signal ahead of the Scarborough train was at clear, and also by the presence of locomotive or vehicle wheels on the locking bar immediately in rear of the points. One of the other signalmen was setting the signals behind the Scarborough train to danger and, in contravention of the rules, this was done whilst the train was still passing the signal and before it had reached the locking bar. This released the locking on the points for some 1.9 seconds before the Scarborough train reached the locking bar, allowing the points to be changed by the application of the wrong lever. A combination of these two failings led to the disaster.
Sources
- ISBN 0-7153-8362-0.
External links
- "Accident at Hull Paragon on 14th February 1927", www.railwaysarchive.co.uk
- Express Train Disaster 1927 (B&W film), Pathe, 17 February 1927
- "Remembering the victims of Hull's worst train tragedy", Hull Daily Mail, 14 February 2012