Heritage railway stations · Scottish Highlands
Falls of Cruachan derailment
Falls of Cruachan derailment in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
David Dixon — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Falls of Cruachan derailment is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Falls of Cruachan derailment occurred on 6 June 2010 on the West Highland Line in Scotland, when a passenger train travelling between Glasgow and Oban hit boulders on the line and derailed near Falls of Cruachan railway station, after a landslide. There was a small fire (which was soon put out with fire extinguishers) and one carriage was left in a precarious position on the 50-foot-high (15-metre) embankment. Sixty passengers were evacuated, some with minor injuries; eight of those were hospitalised as a precaution. However, no people were killed. In addition to blocking the line, the incident also caused the closure of the A85 road below the rail line. Both the road and the rail line were closed for a week.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 56.3956, -5.1191
- District
- Argyll and Bute
- Postcode
- PA33 1AN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Sources
- wikidata: Q5432512 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Falls of Cruachan derailment (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Falls of Cruachan derailment?
- Falls of Cruachan derailment is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode PA33 1AN).
- Who owns Falls of Cruachan derailment?
- Falls of Cruachan derailment is owned by | service =.
- Is Falls of Cruachan derailment free to visit?
- Yes, Falls of Cruachan derailment is free to enter.
- How do I get to Falls of Cruachan derailment?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PA33 1AN. It sits within the Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber parliamentary constituency.