and seven were injured. On 5 January 1946, a freight train became divided on the East Coast Main Line in County Durham. The front portion was brought to a halt at Browney Signalbox, but the rear portion crashed into it. The wreckage fouled signal cables, giving a false clear signal to a passenger train hauled by locomotive No. 4895. This train collided with the wreckage, Ten people were killed. On 10 February 1946, a passenger train was derailed at , Hertfordshire due to a signalman's error. The wreckage fouled signal cables, giving a false clear to an express passenger train hauled by locomotive No. 4876, which collided with the wreckage. A third passenger train hauled by locomotive No. 4833 was travelling in the opposite direction, and it crashed into the wreckage. Two people were killed. On 9 August 1947, locomotive no. 936 was hauling a passenger train that was in a rear-end collision with another at due to a signalman's error. Twenty-one people were killed and 188 were injured. On 2 December 1953, a train ran off the end of the loop at , County Durham and was derailed. Locomotive No. 60891 was hauling an express freight train which ran into the wreckage and was also derailed. On 19 April 1955, locomotive No. 60968 was in collision with Fairburn tank No. 42085 at station, Northumberland. Both locomotives were derailed. On 7 August 1958, a locomotive of the class was hauling an express passenger train that was derailed at Barby, Northamptonshire due to excessive speed through a crossover. One person was killed and seventeen were injured. Errors by a pilotman and confusion over where the train was to be diverted during a period of single line working were major contributory factors. On 19 November 1958, a freight train overran signals and was involved in a rear-end collision with another at Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Locomotive No. 60885 was hauling a third freight train, which ran into the wreckage and was derailed. On 15 December 1961, an empty coaching stock train was in a rear-end collision with a freight train at Conington, Huntingdonshire during permissive block working. A second freight train then ran into the wreckage. Locomotive No. 60977 was hauling a freight train which then ran into the wreckage. On 7 January 1962, locomotive No. 60954 was hauling a freight train which was derailed at , Yorkshire. Names Only eight V2s were named;