Date: 22/04/2021

The search is on for descendants of victims of a deadly rail crash which cast a dark shadow over Arbroath.

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Lost voices: Project will recall lives of Elliot Rail Disaster victims

The Courier

The search is on for descendants of survivors or victims of the Elliot Rail Tragedy at Arbroath in December 1906.

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Among those killed in the alcohol-related collision at Elliot Junction in December 1906 was Alexander Black, the Liberal MP for Banffshire, whose grave is seen here in Edinburgh's Dean Cemetery. It was announced earlier in January that a memorial to all who died would be put in place by summer 2019.
Location: Elliot Junction
Company: Dundee and Arbroath Railway
27/01/2019 John Yellowlees

170 428 heads south past the site of Elliot Junction station on 16 October 2008 with an Aberdeen - Glasgow Queen Street service.
Location: Elliot Junction
Company: Dundee and Arbroath Railway
16/10/2008 Sandy Steele

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