However, over time, the innocuous name morphed into its current variation.
A platform sign at Penistone railway station, England.
The impact caused the locomotive and carriages to derail and the cow was killed instantly.
Such was the force of the accident that the cow was almost entirely cut in half.
Fortunately, none of the passengers suffered any injuries other than some minor bruising.
Countless other minor collisions and mishaps have occurred in this stretch of line, many of which remain undocumented.
These unfortunate events have contributed to Penistone’s notoriety as the accident black-spot on Britain’s railway connection.
The Penistone railway station in 2005.
Nineteen passengers were killed at the scene, and five more at the hospital.
The cause of the axel failure was identified as metal fatigue.
Four passengers were killed in the accident and 47 others were injured, many of them very seriously.
The enquiry recommended a thorough inspection of all rolling stock of the railway.
Huddersfield Junction accident, 1889
The next serious accident occurred four years later on 30 March 1889.
This was the day of the F.A.
Cup Final where the Preston North End were playing the Wolverhampton Wanderers at Kennington Oval.
One person was killed and many injured.
The driver of the light engine was seriously injured and thirty-eight passengers suffered minor injuries or shock.
Other crew members of LNER also suffered minor injuries.
The Penistone viaduct accident of 2 February 1916.
Twenty passengers were slightly injured.
Because of its weight the locomotive had trouble starting and slipped to a stand across the Main Line.
10 October 1897: An accident at Penistone station when a light locomotive collided with a carriage.
The collapse was slow and the crew jumped to safety before the arch fell down.
