Straffan Rail Tragedy | |
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Details | |
Date | 5 October 1853 |
Location | Straffan, County Kildare |
Country | Ireland |
Cause | Collision with failed train |
Statistics | |
Trains | 2 |
Deaths | 18 |
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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.