Partial Derailment of DART south of Bray

Jamie2k9

http://www.irishrail.ie/news/line-closed-between-greystones-and-bray

Line closed between Greystones and Bray

09 July 2014

Following an incident in which a DART struck boulders on the line near Bray and partially derailed, the line will remain closed this morning between Greystones and Bray.

The rail line between Bray and Greystones is closed, and will remain so for services this morning (Weds 9th July). This follows the 23.10 Greystones to Connolly DART service last night (Tuesday 8th July) hitting boulders on the Bray side of Tunnel No 1 (approx 1 mile from Bray Station).

Two bogies (sets of wheels) on the four-carriage train have come off the track as a result. Thankfully, there were no injuries on board amongst the 33 customers and driver.

For morning services, Dublin Bus will accept rail tickets for customers travelling to/from Greystones. Bus transfers will also be arranged for Rosslare/Dublin Intercity and Wexford/Wicklow/Dublin commuter services.

Iarnród Éireann apologises for the inconvenience caused.

davidlacey

not much can be done to prevent this but what I dont understand in this day and age how there can be a level crossing fault between merrion and sandymount which will no doubt further delay and annoy passengers

vickers209

Not Related as such but intresting to read about it seen it on fbook

Bray Train Crash (1867)



on the morning of August 9th, 1867 the 6.30 a.m. Enniscorthy to Dublin train derailed, crashing through the barrier of a bridge at Bray Head, Co. Wicklow. The bridge or viaduct over the Brandy Hole ravine, was constructed in the trestle style from timber and was just over 45 metres in length. The route around the headland had been surveyed and engineered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and opened to rail traffic in October 1855. It was one of two timber viaducts built at Bray Head.

About a kilometre and a half south of Bray station, at Brabazon Corner, the engine, tender and three carriages, left the tracks, broke through the wooden rail and plunged 10 metres into the landward side of the ravine. The engine and tender turned over, the coupling snapped and they landed with their wheels in the air. The first third class carriage broke into pieces, though a young railway employee inside was unhurt. A third carriage dangled over the bridge, held aloft by its coupling to the carriage behind which had derailed but was still on the viaduct. A Mr. Murphy died immediately, a Mrs Haikman died later and 23 others were injured.


A government inspector, Mr. Yolland, noted that there had been a previous accident on the head in April 1865 in which the first class carriage had been derailed and had travelled over 420 metres before the guard applied the brakes and brought the train to a halt. A recommendation that a guard rail be placed around the line at Bray Head had only partially been carried out and, crucially, had not been installed at the site of the 1867 accident. Mr Yolland concluded that if it had, the accident would not have occurred. In addition he noted that had the train fallen on the seaward side, where there was a greater drop, the accident would have been a lot worse. He attributed the cause of the crash to faults in how the track was laid and subsequently maintained. The timber trestle bridge was not at fault in any way.

By August 14th, the line had been altered and repaired and the timber viaduct was in use until 1876 when the line was diverted inland.

http://www.bridgesofdublin.ie/bridge-building/disasters/bray-train-crash-co-wicklow-ireland-1867

Judgement Day

Sounds like a natural rockfall but with the increasing level of activity out there by graffiti artists...I'll await news from IE with interest.

flyingsnail

Judgement Day wrote: »

Sounds like a natural rockfall but with the increasing level of activity out there by graffiti artists...I'll await news from IE with interest.

you might be onto something there

Iarnród Éireann says that vandals caused a rockfall which led to a train derailing near Bray station in Co Wicklow last night.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0709/629474-dart/

Results of early investigations suggest that rocks were dislodged from a boundary wall above the railway at Bray.
The line reopened at 9.50am after being closed overnight, and all services are now running normally.
Last night's 11.10pm DART service from Greystones in Co Wicklow to Connolly Station in Dublin hit boulders about a mile south of Bray station.
Two sets of wheels on the four-carriage train came off the track as a result.
33 passengers and a driver were onboard. Nobody was injured.
Up to 1,500 passengers experienced travel disruption this morning as a result.
Iarnród Éireann is asking for anyone with information relating to the incident to contact gardaí as they are now looking into the matter.

Losty Dublin

flyingsnail wrote: »

you might be onto something there

Iarnród Éireann says that vandals caused a rockfall which led to a train derailing near Bray station in Co Wicklow last night.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0709/629474-dart/

Yesterday's weather was mild with no wind or rain so it was unlikely to have been a natural occurance.

bikeman1

Anyone know the unit (s) involved in the derailment?

Thanks.

bikeman1

bikeman1 wrote: »

Anyone know the unit (s) involved in the derailment?

Thanks.

Found the answer to my own question!

8603/8503/8504/8604 was the set that had a bogie de-rail.

Once re-railed 8627/8527/8528/8628 towed the de-railed set out of the section.

Judgement Day

Irish Rail confirmed on the RTE lunchtime news that it was vandalism but from above the railway - i.e. not trespassers on railway property. However, it prompted me to go rooting through my correspondence with Dick Fearn - some of it from as far back as 2005 - regarding the level of vandalism on the DART lines. I drew his attention to the potential for vandals being hit by trains and the amount of old pw material and rubbish along the railway that could be used to deliberately to cause the very thing that happened last night. Nothing has changed and last night could have been a very serious incident.

The level of trespass and vandalism along the DART lines is absolutely out of control and must be taken in hand before something serious happens. I will be pursuing Varadkar's replacement over that matter in due course - for all the good it will do.