A memorial plaque has been unveiled at St John's station in south-east London today, 19 September 2026, to commemorate the 90 people who died in one of Britain's worst railway disasters. The crash, which occurred on 4 December 1957, also left many more injured.
The plaque is the first memorial in St John's dedicated to those involved in the accident. The collision saw two crowded trains, one electric and one steam, crash on a foggy winter's evening.
The memorial was funded by the Railway Heritage Trust and the local St John's Society. It is a maroon-coloured plaque located on the long brick wall approaching the station entrance, forming part of the London Borough of Lewisham's heritage scheme.