Elliot Junction rail accident

The Elliot Junction rail accident occurred on 28 December 1906 at Elliot Junction in Forfarshire (now Angus), Scotland. An express hit the rear of a local passenger train, which was just moving off from the station, killing 22 and injuring 24. The immediate cause was driver error, but a snow blizzard had disrupted services, and the driver received only a light sentence.

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Elliot Junction railway station

Elliot Junction railway station served the hamlet of Elliot, Angus, Scotland from 1866 to 1967 on the Dundee and Arbroath Railway.

Elliot, Angus

Elliot is a coastal hamlet in the county of Angus, Scotland, on the westernmost edge of Arbroath on the A92 road. The Elliot Water reaches the North Sea at Elliot. In 1906 Elliot Junction station (now demolished) was the site of a major railway accident in which 22 passengers were killed. The hamlet is served by the X7 Coastrider bus.

Elliot Water

The Elliot Water is a minor river in Angus, Scotland. The Elliot rises near West Hills in Carmyllie and flows through the parish and village of Arbirlot before reaching the North Sea at Elliot, on the west side of Arbroath. The total length is around 7½ miles or 12 km. The Elliot has been designated as a "freshwater fish protected area" by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.

Kerr's Miniature Railway

Kerr's Miniature Railway was a 10+1⁄4 in (260 mm) gauge railway, a 1⁄2 mi (800 m) return ride, adjacent to the Dundee-Aberdeen line in West Links Park Arbroath. It was the oldest miniature railway in Scotland, having first opened for business in 1935. Under its original owner, Matthew Kerr (senior), it was a commercial business but since 1979, when it passed to his son, Matthew Kerr Jnr, it had been run as a non-profit concern. With the death of Matthew Kerr Jnr, owner of Kerr's Miniature Railway, on 17 April 2006 after a prolonged illness, the future of the railway had been uncertain; however, Kerr's widow and son continued to run the railway with the help of volunteers. The railway had six locomotives, two of which were steam and built by Herbert Bullock in the 1930s. The railway also operated three miniature vehicles (two buses and a fire engine), which gave rides to children along the Arbroath seafront. Fares as of 2020 were £2.50 for both adults and children, with trains running weekends from April to end of September and both Easter and Summer local school holidays from 11am to 4pm. In 2013, an extension to the entrance of West Links Park was planned. It was announced in August 2020 that, due to falling passenger numbers, the railway would close in early October 2020. The railway closed indefinitely on 11 October 2020. In April 2025, Angus Council was reported to be discussing a new 20-year lease on the site with the former operator, with a view to reopening the railway.