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Gibalta rail accident

Coordinates: 38°41′58″N 09°15′59″W / 38.69944°N 9.26639°W / 38.69944; -9.26639
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Gibalta rail accident
View of the Linha de Cascais with the Farol da Gibalta at left, 2009.
Details
Date31 March 1952
11:45 WET (GMT+00:00)
LocationFarol da Gibalta
(Gibalta lighthouse)
CountryPortugal
LineLinha de Cascais
OperatorSociedade Estoril
Incident typeDerailment
Statistics
Trains1
Deaths10
Injured38

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

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  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.


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