What the records say
- When
- 30 Jul 1984
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 55.98° N, 3.75° W
- Description
- rail accident in Scotland in 1984
- Deaths
- 13
- Participants
- 1
- Cause
- collision
Polmont rail accident
1984 Scotland train disaster
The Polmont rail accident, also known as the Polmont rail disaster, occurred on 30 July 1984 to the west of Polmont, near Falkirk, in Scotland. A westbound push–pull express train travelling from Edinburgh to Glasgow struck a cow which had gained access to the track through a damaged fence from a field near Polmont railway station, causing all six carriages and the locomotive of the train to derail.
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