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. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. 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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