Date: 28/12/2021

Today is the 115th anniversary of Scotlands forgotten railway disaster which took place at Elliot Junction on the Dundee to Arbroath line. A total of 22 lives were lost, making it the second-worst disaster on Scotland's railways until that point.

The death toll was then second only to that of the Tay Bridge Disaster, and it was because of that event in which 75 people died that the tragedy which occurred on December 28, 1906 is often forgotten about.

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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

The 11.30 from Edinburgh to Aberdeen, powered by 43183 and 43136, passes the site of Elliot Junction's island platform on 18 September 2021. Above and beyond the leading cab can be seen the metal gate marking the course of the Carmyllie branch.
Location: Elliot Junction
Company: Dundee and Arbroath Railway
18/09/2021 Bill Roberton

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