The accident at Standedge Tunnel
Leeds Times Saturday 29th September 1888
On Thursday night the 6.30 pm train from Leeds to Manchester was about 800
yards into the tunnel when a connecting rod on the engine broke and pierced
the firebox.
The driver and fireman were badly scalded.
Driver - Lawrence Green age 46 of 25 Liverpool Road, Salford
Stoker - Charles Walling age 37 of 6 Taylor Street, Regent Road, Salford
They were taken to Huddersfield Infirmary
Huddersfield Chronicle Monday 1st October 1888
Shortly before eleven o'clock on Sunday morning, Lawrence Green, engine
driver on the L&NWR succumbed to the scalds and shock to the system.
Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser Monday 8th October 1888
Saturday morning the fireman, Charles Walling age 37 of Taylor Street,
Regent Road, Salford died from the effects of the injuries he sustained.
Martin Briscoe
Fort William
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