What the records say
- When
- 5 Oct 1853
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 53.32° N, 6.61° W
- Description
- railway incident in Ireland
- Deaths
- 18
1853 Straffan rail accident
Railway incident in Ireland
The Straffan Rail Disaster occurred on 5 October 1853, when a goods train ran into the back of a stationary passenger train one-quarter mile (400 m) south of Straffan station in County Kildare.
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