Railway Herald
A Blue Plaque can be seen on the Chapel-en-le-Frith station building in memory of John Axon and John Creamer, the former was posthumously awarded the George Cross for fighting to control his runaway locomotive to the end, a Stanier 8F 2-8-0 No. 48188 and thirtyfour wagons, after its brake pipe burst on a 1 in 58 gradient prior to it hitting the back of slow moving freight train in which the guard also lost his life in the accident which happened on 9th February 1957.
Andrew Bryon
