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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. (Permalink) Elliot Junction  Elliot Junction: 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 gat ...  Elliot Junction: 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 wa ...  Elliot Junction: 170 428 heads south past the site of Elliot Junction station on 16 October 2008 with an Aberdeen - Glasgow Queen Street service. |
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The search is on for descendants of victims of a deadly rail crash which cast a dark shadow over Arbroath.
(Permalink) Dundee and Arbroath Railway Elliot Junction Elliot Rail Disaster Elliot Junction: 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 wa ... Elliot Junction: 170 428 heads south past the site of Elliot Junction station on 16 October 2008 with an Aberdeen - Glasgow Queen Street service. |
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