Armagh rail disaster

Quand

12 juin 1889

Type

Accident ferroviaire

Coordonnées

54.36° N, 6.61° W

Description

1889 railway disaster in Armagh, Ireland

Deaths

80

Injured

260

Participants

2

1889 train wreck in Armagh, Ireland

The Armagh rail disaster happened on 12 June 1889 near Armagh, County Armagh, in Ireland, when a crowded Sunday school excursion train had to negotiate a steep incline; the steam locomotive was unable to complete the climb and the train stalled. The train crew decided to divide the train and take forward the front portion, leaving the rear portion on the running line.

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