The
Lockington rail crash occurred on 26 July 1986 at
LockingtonLockington is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north west of Beverley town centre.The civil parish is formed by the villages of Lockington and Aike and the hamlet of Thorpe....
,
HumbersideHumberside was a non-metropolitan county of England from 1 April 1974 until 1 April 1996. It was composed of land from either side of the Humber estuary, created from portions of the East and West Ridings of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, Parts of Lindsey...
(now in the
East Riding of YorkshireThe East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire is a local government district with unitary authority status, and it is a ceremonial county of England. It is named after the historic East Riding of Yorkshire , which also constituted a ceremonial and administrative county until 1974...
),
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, when the 09:33 passenger train from
BridlingtonBridlington is a town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It has a population of over 33,000 . The town is a sister town with Millau, France, and Bad Salzuflen, Germany.-Geography:...
to
HullKingston upon Hull , almost invariably referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located 25 miles from the North Sea on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary...
on the
Yorkshire Coast LineThe Yorkshire Coast Line is a railway line in northern England. It runs northwards from Hull Paragon to Bridlington and Scarborough calling at other intermediate stations....
hit a
Ford EscortOver the years, the name 'Ford Escort' has been used for several models.For more information, see:* Ford Escort Estate Car* Ford Escort * Ford Escort...
van on a
level crossingThe term level crossing is a crossing on one level — without recourse to a bridge or tunnel — of a railway line by a road or path...
. Eight passengers on the train, and a boy of 11 in the van, lost their lives.
The van driver was later prosecuted as a result of this accident. The boy who died was his step son.
The train concerned was made up of a 2-car
Class 105 DMU unitThe British Rail Class 105 diesel multiple units were built by Cravens Ltd. of Sheffield from 1956 to 1959. The class were built with a side profile identical to British Railways Mark 1 carriage stock, using the same doors and windows. None were selected for refurbishment...
coupled to a 2-car
Class 114 unitThe British Rail Class 114 diesel multiple units were built by BR Derby from 1956 to 1957. Forty-nine 2-car units were built, numbered 50001-49 for driving motors and 56001-49 for driving trailers...
Level crossing accidents are not uncommon, but usually the train is less affected than the road vehicle.
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The
Lockington rail crash occurred on 26 July 1986 at
LockingtonLockington is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north west of Beverley town centre.The civil parish is formed by the villages of Lockington and Aike and the hamlet of Thorpe....
,
HumbersideHumberside was a non-metropolitan county of England from 1 April 1974 until 1 April 1996. It was composed of land from either side of the Humber estuary, created from portions of the East and West Ridings of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, Parts of Lindsey...
(now in the
East Riding of YorkshireThe East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire is a local government district with unitary authority status, and it is a ceremonial county of England. It is named after the historic East Riding of Yorkshire , which also constituted a ceremonial and administrative county until 1974...
),
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, when the 09:33 passenger train from
BridlingtonBridlington is a town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It has a population of over 33,000 . The town is a sister town with Millau, France, and Bad Salzuflen, Germany.-Geography:...
to
HullKingston upon Hull , almost invariably referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located 25 miles from the North Sea on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary...
on the
Yorkshire Coast LineThe Yorkshire Coast Line is a railway line in northern England. It runs northwards from Hull Paragon to Bridlington and Scarborough calling at other intermediate stations....
hit a
Ford EscortOver the years, the name 'Ford Escort' has been used for several models.For more information, see:* Ford Escort Estate Car* Ford Escort * Ford Escort...
van on a
level crossingThe term level crossing is a crossing on one level — without recourse to a bridge or tunnel — of a railway line by a road or path...
. Eight passengers on the train, and a boy of 11 in the van, lost their lives.
The van driver was later prosecuted as a result of this accident. The boy who died was his step son.
The train concerned was made up of a 2-car
Class 105 DMU unitThe British Rail Class 105 diesel multiple units were built by Cravens Ltd. of Sheffield from 1956 to 1959. The class were built with a side profile identical to British Railways Mark 1 carriage stock, using the same doors and windows. None were selected for refurbishment...
coupled to a 2-car
Class 114 unitThe British Rail Class 114 diesel multiple units were built by BR Derby from 1956 to 1957. Forty-nine 2-car units were built, numbered 50001-49 for driving motors and 56001-49 for driving trailers...
Level crossing accidents are not uncommon, but usually the train is less affected than the road vehicle. At Lockington, however, the relatively light diesel multiple unit was derailed by the impact. It is believed that the front wheels of the train became entangled in the engine of the van, contributing to the severity of the collision.
The level crossing was of the open type without barriers (known as an AOCR - Automatic Open Crossing, Remotely Monitored), having recently been converted from the traditional wooden gates. It was concluded that, as the driver had turned on to the road from an adjacent driveway, the red flashing lights had not caught his attention in the same way as if he had been approaching along the road. Policy on installing open crossings was reviewed as a result of the accident.
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