Armagh rail disaster (1889)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:cause train stalled on gradient and ran away
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:date 12 June 1889
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Armagh rail disaster (1889)
gptkbp:injuries 260
gptkbp:location near Armagh, County Armagh, Ireland
gptkbp:notable_for one of the worst railway disasters in the UK
led to mandatory continuous automatic brakes on passenger trains
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Great_Northern_Railway_(Ireland)
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:Regulation_of_Railways_Act_1889
gptkbp:trainType excursion train
gptkbp:victim 80
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Armagh_railway_station_(closed)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6