Roll of Honor
Incident
Died twenty minutes after being found seriously injured the morning after he was struck by a train at Felling station while taking a short cut as he walked back along the line having taken the last train home following his evening duty at Newcastle Central Station.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Night Constable Picken served with the North Eastern Railway Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Night Constable Picken.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Night Constable Albert Ernest Picken is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 47.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At North Eastern Railway Police, 11 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 84.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Albert Ernest Picken's cause is highlighted.
How Albert Ernest Picken Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Albert Ernest Picken is highlighted in Mar.
Others Who Wore This Badge
12 officers from North Eastern Railway Police are honored on badge.nw.
