Gibalta rail accident

Gibalta rail accident

View of the Linha de Cascais with the Farol da Gibalta at left, 2009.
Date 31 March 1952
Time 11:45 WET (GMT+00:00)
Location Farol da Gibalta
(Gibalta lighthouse)
Country Portugal
Rail line Linha de Cascais
Operator Sociedade Estoril
Type of incident Derailment
Statistics
Trains 1
Deaths 10
Injuries 38

The Gibalta rail accident occurred on 31 March 1952, on the Linha de Cascais (Cascais line) in Portugal. It was a derailment due to landslides caused by adverse weather conditions and the bad conservation status of the surrounding land. The accident resulted in 10 dead and 38 injured.[1]

References

  1. Gonçalves, Rogério de Oliveira (14 August 2008). "Grandes Sinistros" (in Portuguese). Associação Humanitária dos Bombeiros Voluntários de Paço de Arcos. Retrieved 8 June 2010.


Coordinates: 38°41′58″N 09°15′59″W / 38.69944°N 9.26639°W / 38.69944; -9.26639

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