At Norwich Station on 10 September 1874, a momentary misunderstanding between the Night Inspector and young Telegraph Clerk resulted in an inevitable head-on collision. The residents of the picturesque riverside village of Thorpe-Next-Norwich were shocked by a ‘deafening peal of thunder’, sending them running through the driving rain towards a scene of destruction. Every class of Victorian society was travelling that night, including ex-soldiers, landowners, doctors, domestic servants and a beautiful heiress. Using extensive research, Phyllida Scrivens pays tribute to the 28 men, women and children who died.

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