Kendal, Jamaica

Kendal is a small town in Manchester located between Mandeville and Christiana in central Jamaica.

Geology

Limestone containing red bauxite has been reported in Kendal.^[1][2]

1957 rail accident

On 1 September 1957, a train carrying churchgoers from the Kingston-based St Anne's Catholic Church derailed at Kendal, killing close to 200 people and injuring hundreds.^[3] It is the deadliest rail accident in Jamaican history.^[4]

See also

• Railway stations in Jamaica
• List of rail accidents (1950–1959)

References

1. Donaldson, Don; Raahauge, Benny (2017). Essential Readings in Light Metals, Volume 1, Alumina and Bauxite. Springer. p. 26. ISBN 978-3-319-48176-0.
2. Kelly, William C. (1961). "Some data bearing on the origin of Jamaican bauxite". American Journal of Science. 259 (4). J.D. & E.S. Dana: 288–294.
3. Sutherland, Alicia (10 September 2018). "Remembering the Kendal crash". Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018.
4. "Tragedy at Kendal - 1957". Jamaica Gleaner. 3 September 2001. Archived from the original on 3 October 2014.

External links

• "Kendal Railway Tragedy". Jamaica National Heritage Trust. 1 September 1957.

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