John Axon
Male, Deceased Person
1900 – 1957
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Who was John Axon?
John Axon GC, commonly known as Jack Axon, was an English train driver from Stockport 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.
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