Totley Tunnel Man
On the evening of Tuesday 9th August 1994, a man was struck and killed by a train inside the Totley rail tunnel on the outskirts of Sheffield. He has never been identified.
Totley Tunnel - Wikipedia
Not much is known about the man’s movements prior to his death but it is likely he entered the rail tunnel at the Sheffield end, using the tunnel mouth in Totley.
He was described as having a fairly muscular build and was slightly below average height at approximately 5”5-5”7.
The police estimated his age to be approximately 25-40 years at the time of his death.
On the night of his death, the man was wearing a blue anorak; a grey, white and blue jumper; a red and white check shirt; and blue jeans with a brown leather belt.
He was also wearing a distinctive pair of white high-top Riddell trainers with thick red soles and blue ankle straps bearing the words “Snug Lift” and “Power Strap”. An image of these shoes was featured in a media appeal in The Star newspaper in August 1994 (see pressing clipping below). He wore a shoe size 10.
Based on his physical condition, it is possible he may have worked in a physical job, possibly outdoors.
Cast Your Mind Back to Tuesday 9th August 1994….
Sheffield Wednesday drew
1-1 with Ipswich Town
Sheffield United played
Southampton away and lost
1-0 just 3 days earlier
Love Is All Around by
Wet Wet Wet was number 1
in the UK Singles Chart
Tony Blair was
Prime Minister
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