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In memory of Driver John Axon and Guard John Creamer

This plaque at Chapel-en-le-Frith railway station commemorates the brave actions of a train driver (John Axon) and guard (John Creamer), who died while trying to stop a runaway freight train on a...

This plaque at Chapel-en-le-Frith railway station commemorates the brave actions of a train driver (John Axon) and guard (John Creamer), who died while trying to stop a runaway freight train on a 1 in 58 gradient near to the station after a brake failure. More information about the incident can be found on Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Axon)

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