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Accident at Straboe on 20th December 1944

Accident Summary

Location

Straboe

Train Operator

Great Southern Railway

Primary Causes

Driver error, fireman error

Secondary Causes

Failure to protect train, guard error

Result

Signal passed at danger, rear collision, derailment

0 fatalities, 0 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 (4.0Mb download)Report of Investigation of Accident on Great Southern Railways System at Straboe, near Portlaoighise on 20th December 1944...12th Feb 1945

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