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Accident at Dalkey on 4th July 1877

Accident Summary

Location

Dalkey

Train Operator

Dublin Wicklow & Wexford Railway

Primary Causes

Insecure points, installation error

Secondary Causes

Lack of continuous brakes, lack of point locking

Result

Points split under train, derailment

1 fatality, 7 injured

Accident Investigation Status

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

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view document PDF (0.4Mb download)Accident Returns: Extract for the Accident at Dalkey on 4th July 187711th Jul 1877

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