# Steam train kills pedestrian for first time in nearly 60 years as locomotive strikes person en route to Remembrance Day trip

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/steam-train-kills-pedestrian-for-first-time-in-nearly-60-years-as-locomotive-strikes-person-en-route-to-remembrance-day-trip/
- Published: 2026-11-13T17:11:57+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T18:52:17+00:00
- Original publisher: GB News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.gbnews.com/news/london-news-hanwell-station-elizabeth-line-pedestrian-hit-remembrance-day
- Topics: World

## Key points

- A pedestrian died after being struck by a steam train at Hanwell.
- The Armistice Steam Express trip was cancelled.
- Commuters faced disruption on Wednesday morning.

## Summary

A person died after being struck by a steam locomotive at Hanwell station in west London on Wednesday morning. The death led to the cancellation of a Remembrance Day excursion and disrupted commuter services.

The 34028 Eddystone was travelling to central London to collect passengers for the Armistice Steam Express, scheduled to leave Victoria at 9.05am. British Transport Police said there were no suspicious circumstances; the person has not been identified. The operator said passengers were not involved, and the locomotive’s owner expressed sympathy to the person’s loved ones and the train crew.

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