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Gibalta rail accident

1952 railway incident in Portugal

Summary

1952 railway incident in Portugal

Field	Value
name	Gibalta rail accident
image	Urbano 19720, Cruz Quebrada, 2009.11.13.jpg
caption	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
line	Linha de Cascais
operator	Sociedade Estoril
type	Derailment
trains	1
deaths	10
injuries	38

(Gibalta lighthouse)

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.

References

Gonçalves, Rogério de Oliveira. (14 August 2008). "Grandes Sinistros". Associação Humanitária dos Bombeiros Voluntários de Paço de Arcos.

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