List of Irish railway accidents

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File:Bray Head railway accident, 1867.jpg
Bray Head, 1867

This sortable table lists railway accidents in the Republic of Ireland, and before its formation accidents in the provinces of Leinster, Munster and Connacht, plus the counties of Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan. It is currently limited to accidents where at least one train occupant was killed. It does not include acts of terror, nor accidents in Northern Ireland.

Irish railway accidents with one or more train occupant fatalities

The 'TRA link' column gives a link to the accident's page on The Railways Archive web site, though some may not yet be fully detailed.

Date Fatalities Passenger
fatalities 		Injuries Location Description TRA
link 		Company
Template:Dts 1 0 ? Bansha, County Tipperary Passenger train derailed on poor track[1] [1] W&L
Template:Dts 16 15 8 Straffan, County Kildare 1853 Straffan rail accident: Freight train hit rear of broken-down passenger train [2] GS&W
Template:Dts 2 0 6 Between Clonmel and Kilsheelan, County Tipperary Derailment of passenger train[2] [3] W&L
Template:Dts 1 1 0 Near Mallow, County Cork Freight train broke into three portions; two collided, killing pig drover travelling as a passenger[3] [4] GS&W
Template:Dts 5 0 ? Dunkitt, County Kilkenny Passenger train misrouted into sidings & hit ballast train[4] [5] W&K
Template:Dts 1 0 ? Carrigans, County Donegal Mail train hit cow and derailed[5] [6] L&E
Template:Dts 2 2 34 Ballinasloe, County Galway Passenger train derailed due to excess speed on poor track[6] [7] MGW
Template:Dts 2 2 25 Bray Head, County Wicklow Sudden subsidence resulted in collapse at the Brandy Hole Viaduct; passenger train derailed [8] DWW
Template:Dts 1 1 28 Dundalk, County Louth Collision on flat crossing[5] [9] DBJ, INW
Template:Dts 1 0 1 Longpavement, County Limerick Tyre of locomotive wheel broke, causing derailment of mixed train[7] [10] W&L
Template:Dts 1 1 7 Castlebar, County Mayo Empty cattle train struck rear of mixed train[8] [11] MGW
Template:Dts 1 1 7 Dalkey, County Dublin Passenger train derailed on unlocked facing points[9] [12] DWW
Template:Dts 1 1 16 Glenageary, County Dublin Wagons broke away from freight train and struck passenger train[10] [13] DWW
Template:Dts 5 3 70 Curraheen, near Ballincollig, County Cork Derailment of passenger train on poor track[11] [14] C&MD
Template:Dts 1 0 ? Ballyhaise (then called Belturbet Junction), County Cavan Mixed and cattle trains collided[5] [15] GN
Template:Dts 1 0 3 Bantry, County Cork Runaway train struck buffers[12] [16] CBSC
Template:Dts 3 0 13 Curraduff, County Kerry Runaway train crashed over bridge into river [17] T&D
Template:Dts 1 0 1 Between Avoca and Rathdrum, County Wicklow Head-on collision of freight train and empty passenger train[13] [18] DWW
Template:Dts 1 1 ? Lispole, County Kerry Part of passenger train overturned by wind[14] [19] T&D
Template:Dts 3 0 0 Tralee, County Kerry Runaway freight train crashed through buffers[15] [20] GS&W
Template:Dts 1 1 15 Between Ballymoe, County Galway, and Castlerea, County Roscommon Passenger train struck axle from platelayer's trolley and derailed[16] [21] MGW
Template:Dts 1 0 7 Kilrane, near Rosslare Harbour, County Wexford Locomotive collided with passenger train [22] GS&W
Template:Dts 1 0 2 Maynooth, County Kildare Mail train struck wagon standing foul of line [23] MGW
Template:Dts 1 0 1 Felthouse Junction, County Wexford Derailment of freight train [24] GS&W
Template:Dts 2 0 0 Dundalk, County Louth Passenger train collided with wagons[5] [25] GN
Template:Dts 1 1 96 Lombardstown, County Cork Passenger train derailed; excess speed on poor track[17] [26] GS&W
Template:Dts 1 0 2 Birdhill, County Tipperary Locomotive of mixed train derailed and overturned[18] [27] GS&W
Template:Dts 2 2 6 Kinsale, County Cork Runaway freight train collided with stationary mixed train[12] [28] CBSC
Template:Dts 6 0 10 Kiltimagh, County Mayo Head-on collision after ballast train passed signal at danger[19] [29] GS&W
Template:Dts 1 0 5 Enniscorthy Tunnel, County Wexford Collision between locomotive and permanent way trolley[13] D&SE
Template:Dts 4 4 9 Owencarrow, County Donegal Owencarrow Viaduct Disaster—part of passenger train overturned by wind while crossing viaduct [30] L&LS
Template:Dts 2 0 0 Farranfore, County Kerry Bridge washed away by flood; freight train derailed[20] GS
Template:Dts 1 0 ? Straboe, near Portlaoise, County Laois Mail train passed signal at danger and hit failed cattle train[21] [31] GS
Template:Dts 3 2 ? Donegal, County Donegal Passenger train left station without train staff and collided head-on with freight train[22] CDRJC
Template:Dts 2 0 0 Cahir, County Tipperary Runaway freight train derailed and fell through bridge[23] CIÉ
Template:Dts 1 0 4 Dundrum, County Dublin Passenger train, delayed by cow on line, was struck from behind by second passenger train mistakenly signalled into section[24] [32] CIÉ
Template:Dts 2 2 29 Gormanston, County Meath Runaway empty passenger train collided with second empty train, which struck passenger train [33] CIÉ
Template:Dts 5 4 30 nr Gorey, County Wexford Train derailed from bridge damaged by road vehicle[25] [34] CIÉ
Template:Dts 18 16 75 Buttevant, County Cork Buttevant Rail Disaster: Express sent into sidings as points not interlocked [35] CIÉ
Template:Dts 1 0 2 Ballymote, County Sligo Collided with car on unattended level crossing[26][27] CIÉ
Template:Dts 7 7 55 Cherryville Junction, County Kildare Collision into rear of broken-down train[25] [36] CIÉ
Template:Dts ? ? 70 Claremorris, County Mayo Collided with cattle on the line CIÉ
Template:Dts 1 1 ? Ballycumber, County Offaly Derailment of passenger train[28] IÉ

See also

Notes

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  1. ↑ Report to the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council For Trade and Foreign Relations of the Proceedings of the Department Relating to Railways for the Year 1852. In The Sessional Papers Printed by Order of the House of Lords or Presented by Royal Command in the Session 1852−3: Volume LXVI. p. 246. Google Book Search. Retrieved on 20 June 2010.
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