John Axon

John Axon GC (4 December 1900 – 9 February 1957) was an English train driver from Stockport (Edgeley Depot) who died while trying to stop a runaway freight train on a 1 in 58 gradient at Chapel-en-le-Frith in Derbyshire after a brake failure. The train consisted of an ex-LMS Stanier Class 8F 2-8-0 No. 48188 hauling 33 wagons and a brake van.

This article is about the engine driver. For the actor, see John Axon (actor).
John Axon
Born(1900-12-04)4 December 1900
Stockport, Cheshire, England
Died9 February 1957(1957-02-09) (aged 56)
Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire, England
Cremated at Stockport Crematorium
OccupationTrain driver
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