ran into the rear of a passenger train at Harold Wood, Essex. Seven people were killed and seventeen were seriously injured. On 28 April 1941, a fire broke out on an express passenger train which was brought to a stand at Westborough, Lincolnshire. The rear three carriages were burnt out. Six people were killed and seven were injured. Among those killed were the two eldest children of Hubert Pierlot, the Prime Minister of the Belgian government in exile. On 2 June 1944, WD Austerity 2-8-0 locomotive No. 7337 was hauling a freight train which caught fire as it approached , Cambridgeshire. The train comprised wagons carrying bombs. The train was divided behind the burning wagon, with the front portion being taken forward with the intention of isolating the wagon in open countryside. Its cargo detonated at Soham station, killing the fireman and the Soham signalman and injuring the trains' driver and guard. Soham station was severely damaged, but the line was re-opened within eighteen hours. For their actions, Benjamin Gimbert and James Nightall were awarded George Crosses. In July 1944, a passenger train was derailed at Pannal Junction by points that were half-open. On 5 January 1946, a freight train became divided on the East Coast Main Line in County Durham. The front section was brought to a stand but the rear section crashed into it. The wreckage fouled signal cables, giving a false clear signal to a passenger train on the opposite line which then crashed into the wreckage. Ten people were killed. On 10 February 1946, a passenger train crashed at , Hertfordshire due to a signalman's error. The wreckage fouled signal cables, giving a false clear to an express passenger train which then ran into the wreckage. A third passenger train then collided with the wreckage. Two people were killed. On 2 January 1947, a passenger train overran signals and ran into the rear of another at , Essex. Seven people were killed, 45 were hospitalised. On 9 August 1947, a passenger train ran into the rear of another at , County Durham due to a signalman's error. Twenty-one people were killed and 188 were injured. On 26 October 1947, an express passenger train entered a crossover at excessive speed and derailed at , Northumberland. Twenty-eight people were killed and 65 were injured. See also Coaches of the London and North Eastern Railway Locomotives of the London