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Accident at Gormanston on 21st October 1974

Accident Summary

Location

Gormanston

Train Operator

Coras Iompair Eireann (Irish Rail)

Primary Causes

Driver error, guard error, failure to secure brakes

Secondary Causes

Inadequate training, inadequate supervision

Result

Runaway train, rear collision, derailment, collision with structure, sidelong collision

2 fatalities, 29 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 (1.8Mb download)Railway Accident: Report of Inquiry into the Collision that occurred at Gormanston Railway Station on 21st October, 1974...Jan 1976

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