Some accidents were investigated officially by the Board of Trade, and reports made, others were reported in newspapers. Rather than confine these accident reports to a very small area, in the immediate vicinity of Carnforth station, the accidents mentioned here, all happened on the lines of the three constituent companies, that had lines into Carnforth. It is impossible to list every accident, and so, I have tried to list the more significant, or interesting accidents. The accidents with the grey background are not yet researched. The locomotive and tender of a trial trip from Carlisle to Lancaster, are derailed near Penrith.
Banking engine runs into back of passenger train.
Foreman platelayer hit by train, near Ulverston. 15 th August 1866 Collision at Carnforth. Passenger killed at Penrith station. Derailment at Oxenholme 27 th November 1872 Shap Summit, derailed wagon run into by passenger train. Loco boiler pierced by broken connecting rod.