| Leben & Wirken |
Wenn Miriam als Kind fragte wer ihr Vater war, dann sagte man ihr "Isaac Senetsky”, deshalb kam es manchmal auch zur Namensnennung Miriam Isaacs.
Isaac soll von einem Zug überfahren worden sein. (”Father died after being hit by a train”). Vermutlich handelt es sich hierbei nur um eine "schöne” Geschichte, die man dem Kind Miriam erzählte. Aber um diesen Hinweise trotzdem nachzugehen wurde nach Eisenbahntoten geforscht. Sollte er bei einem Eisenbahnunfall ums Leben gekommen sein, dann kämen zwischen ihrer Geburt und ihrer Entlassung folgende Eisenbahnunfälle in Frage. Bei dem Todesfall könnte es
22 March 1931, Leighton Buzzard, 22 March 1931; 6 killed: train derailed due to driver exceeding speed limit on slow lines.
9 January 1930, Lawrence Hill, 9 January 1930; 1 killed: rear collision – signalman incorrectly accepted next train.
20 November 1929, Combe Down Tunnel accident, 20 November 1929; 3 killed: train crew overcome by smoke in a tunnel, the runaway train crashed into a goods yard.
January 1929, Ashchurch January 1929; 4 killed: signal overrun.
13 October 1928, Charfield railway disaster, Gloucestershire, 13 October 1928; 15 killed : night mail train hit shunting freight train.
9 October 1928, New Tredegar, 9 October 1928; 1 killed, 14 injured: during temporary single-line working, signalman allowed train up to signal which it failed to stop at, colliding with train running the other way (first passenger fatality on GWR since 1916).
9 July 1928, London Bridge, 9 July 1928; 2 killed: driver of light engine misread signals.
27 June 1928, Darlington rail crash, 27 June 1928; 25 killed: head-on collision caused by inexperienced driver's error
24 August 1927, Sevenoaks railway accident, 24 August 1927; 13 killed, derailment.
27 February 1927, Penistone, 27 February 1927: engine being run round train obeyed green signal meant for express coming through: collision
14 February 1927, Hull Paragon rail accident, 14 February 1927; 12 killed, 24 seriously injured: Head on collision caused by signalling error.
19 November 1926, Parkgate and Rawmarsh railway station 19 November 1926; 9 killed in derailment and collision
30 August 1926, Naworth Crossing, 30 August 1926; collision with charabanc on crossing; 9 killed
3 November 1924, Lytham rail crash, 3 November 1924; locomotive tyre fracture; 14 killed [2] |
1890 - 1959 (68 Jahre)
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