Isle of Man Railway - Accidents

Accidents

• On 22 August 1925 a train hauled by No.3 Pender ran into Douglas station with insufficient braking power as a misunderstanding resulted in the Guard's van, vital for braking, being left behind at Union Mills. The Fireman of the train was killed but the Driver, William Costain, escaped unhurt. Vacuum brakes were introduced as a result of the accident.

• J.I.C. Boyd (The Isle of Man Railway, Oakwood Press, 1967) also mentions a serious head-on collision between a light engine and a Passenger train on Port Soderick bank in 1928, which resulted in the mainframes of No.10 G.H. Wood being bent. They were bent again in a minor collision at Union Mills in 1968 (Hendry and Hendry, op. cit.)

• On 14 August 2005 a train hauled by No.13 Kissack when entering the environs of the station at Castletown was derailed on the facing points of the passing loop, resulting in the leading coach F.54 also becoming derailed. There were no serious injuries to passengers or train crew and services were replaced by buses for the remainder of the day whilst the locomotive was re-railed.

• On 19 May 2008 a train hauled by No.4 Loch, travelling towards Port Erin, was involved in a collision with a van at Port Soderick railway station. There were no reported injuries to the driver of the van or the 74 passengers and crew on board the train.

• On 07 May 2012 a train hauled by No.4 Loch, collided with another train hauled by No.13 Kissack that was awaiting departure from the bay platform at Port Erin.