Corston Mill Farm Railcrash Traditional Cache
Corston Mill Farm Railcrash
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On the morning of November 27th 1949, the ballast train left Ladybank at 7.17 am in charge of Driver Robertson, Fireman McKenzie and Guard Hargreaves, and reaching Auchtermuchty at 7.27 a.m. It slowed down nearly to a stand at the signal box, and was then cautioned by a green hand signal. As he exchanged tokens, the signalman told the fireman to stop at the station platform to pick up some of the gang who were to work on the job. After doing this, the train drew forward to Strathmiglo, where it slowed down again in case there were more of the gang to be picked up. There was, however, no one on the platform, and the train continued towards Gateside.
On approaching Corston Mill at between 25 and 30 m.p.h, McKenzie suddenly saw the figure of Permanent Way Inspector Henderson on the right-hand cess a few yards ahead of the engine, running towards it, waving his arms and shouting. He at once informed Robertson who there upon closed the regulator and put on the steam brake (leaving the reversing gear in the full forward position), and McKenzie at the same time started putting on the hand brake. They were however unable to stop the the train before the engine ran onto the bare formation where he track had been completely removed, this was about 150 yards from where Henderson was first seen. The engine and tender sank into the soft ground and folded into a shallow V-shape before coming to rest. Driver Robertson, in attempting to jump, was unfortunately trapped between the engine and tender, and his leg was practically severed. He was quickly released by the gang who were on the ground but was so severely injured that he died within minutes.
From the cache look across the wall you can see Corston Mill Farm. To the left of the farm low in the valley you can see part of the track bed, this is close to where the accident happened.
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