▁The ▁A ther stone ▁rail ▁accident ▁happened ▁near ▁A ther stone ▁railway ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁small ▁hours ▁of ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁November ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁and ▁killed ▁ 1 0 ▁people . ▁ ▁A ▁special ▁cattle ▁train ▁from ▁Holy head ▁to ▁London ▁via ▁Peter borough ▁was ▁sh un ting ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁A ther stone ▁station ▁to ▁let ▁the ▁Scot ch ▁mail ▁train ▁pass . ▁Before ▁the ▁cattle ▁train ▁could ▁clear ▁the ▁main ▁line , ▁the ▁mail ▁train ▁struck ▁it . ▁ ▁The ▁four ▁rear ▁carri ages ▁of ▁the ▁cattle ▁train ▁were ▁' sh iver ed ▁to ▁pieces ' ▁killing ▁all ▁nine ▁Irish ▁dro vers ▁who ▁were ▁as leep ▁in ▁the ▁bra ke ▁van ▁and ▁the ▁fire man ▁of ▁the ▁mail ▁train , ▁James ▁Sher ry . ▁▁ 2 9 ▁cattle ▁were ▁killed ▁or ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁sla ugh tered ▁soon ▁afterwards . ▁ ▁The ▁Duke ▁and ▁Duch ess ▁of ▁Mont rose ▁were ▁passengers ▁on ▁the ▁mail ▁train ▁but ▁escaped ▁without ▁injury . ▁ ▁The ▁driver ▁of ▁the ▁mail ▁train ▁was ▁not ▁aware ▁that ▁a ▁cattle ▁train ▁was ▁ahead ▁of ▁him ▁when ▁they ▁left ▁Tam worth ▁( the ▁preceding ▁station ) ▁and ▁claimed ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁seen ▁the ▁advance ▁signal ▁at ▁all ▁approaching ▁A ther stone ▁station , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁worry ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁aware ▁of ▁there ▁being ▁a ▁train ▁ahead ▁of ▁him . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁saw ▁a ▁red ▁signal ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁station ▁he ▁immediately ▁applied ▁the ▁bra kes ▁but ▁it ▁was