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James Arthur Taylor

Age: 38

Sex: male

Date: 27 May 1914

Place: Netherton Railway Tunnel, Netherton

James Arthur Taylor was killed in a railway tunnel.

James Taylor had driven a train to Netherton where he and a guard and fireman were relieved at 10.20pm. They then intended to take the train back to Wolverhampton which left at 11.20pm. They got into a third class compartment in the middle of the train but before it left James Taylor left the compartment on the off side and locked the door. He had left behind his tin with his food in it.


*map pointers are rough estimates based on known location details as per Place field above.

see www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk

see Evening Despatch - Wednesday 27 May 1914

see Nottingham Evening Post - Wednesday 27 May 1914

see Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Saturday 30 May 1914

see Huddersfield Exposed

see Unsolved 1914