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Accident at Mallow on 20th October 1855

Accident Summary

Location

Mallow

Train Operator

Great Southern & Western Railway

Primary Causes

Defective coupling, inadequate passenger containment

Secondary Cause

Driver error

Result

Coupling failure, train split, runaway train, collision

1 fatality, 0 injured

Accident Investigation Status

This accident has been the subject of a published formal accident investigation, which you will find below.

Related Documents

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view document PDF (0.1Mb download)Accident Returns: Extract for the Accident at Mallow on 20th October 185512th Oct 1855

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