2017
TA0729 : Western Cemetery, Kingston upon Hull
taken 7 years ago, near to Kingston Upon Hull, England
Western Cemetery, Kingston upon Hull
North Eastern Railway fireman Edward Booth was killed when his train crashed at Ulleskelf station (S W of York) on 24 November 1906 after passing a signal set at danger in fog. The accident led to the introduction of automatic safety equipment, invented by Vincent Raven of the N.E.R., to prevent all trains passing signals at danger.
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Booth's memorial is in the Western Cemetery, Chanterlands Avenue, Kingston upon Hull; it includes a carving of the aforesaid locomotive no.85. Location reference: C61/6152G. Grade II Listed
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