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Accident at Castlebar on 30th October 1875

Accident Summary

Location

Castlebar

Train Operator

Midland Great Western Railway, Ireland

Primary Causes

Driver error, excessive or inappropriate working hours, guard error

Secondary Causes

Failure to protect train, lack of absolute block, lack of signal detection

Result

Rear collision, derailment

1 fatality, 8 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 (0.7Mb download)Accident Returns: Extract for the Accident at Castlebar on 30th October 18753rd Nov 1875

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