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second vehicle, after climbing over the rear end of the DBSO, somersaulted end over end, eventually hitting the fifth vehicle as it ran past it. The third vehicle was hit by the DBSO, as it fell back down the wall of the cutting, after rebounding from the trees. The DBSO and third vehicle were so badly damaged that they had to be cut up on site.
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of the DBSO, lifting it off the track and derailing it. The DBSO ran derailed for approximately 100 yards (90 m) and then veered to the left, before running up the edge of the cutting into trees at the top. It then turned on its side, as it was pushed around by the force of the train behind. The
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on the approach to Falkirk High and made an emergency brake application; he had only between six and 12 seconds to react to the obstruction and apply the emergency brakes because of the curvature of the track. The dynamics of the train, with the locomotive pushing from behind, meant that when the
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from which control signals were sent through the lighting circuits of the train to the locomotive pushing from behind. This system meant that the train could continuously run between the two cities without having to allow time to switch the locomotive to the front of the train between departures.
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The main focus was that the light axle-loading of the DBSO had led to its being more easily derailed than a heavier vehicle would have been; modifications were put in place to lessen the chances of a recurrence of the derailment. This problem was to be revisited in the
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brakes were applied from the DBSO at the front; there was a delay in transmission of the signal to the locomotive brakes to prevent a sudden backlash to the carriages in front; this caused the train to decelerate only slightly. The train hit the cow, an adult
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Casualties were mainly in the two leading vehicles; most fatalities were due to passengers being ejected through windows, being hit by other passengers or by objects as the vehicles were thrown about. The possibility of trains being fitted with
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and the local emergency services, to remember those who died and were injured. The memorial also commended the actions of the emergency services, railway workers and others who responded to the incident.
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located at one end of the train at all times – the locomotive usually pulled the carriages from Glasgow to Edinburgh and pushed them on the return journey. At the other end of the train was a
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However, it left the front of the train vulnerable when being pushed from behind because the front end was lighter than the rear and had the risk of being pushed over an obstruction, leading to
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in Scotland. At the time of the accident, British Rail passenger trains between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh Waverley were operated by the
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at the front for the driver; a DBSO would be situated at the front of the train allowing the driver to control the locomotive with a set of
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The cow was destroyed on impact, but a significant part of the carcass, later thought to be a leg bone, became trapped under the leading
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To the west of Polmont, the track curved left and passed the junction for Stirling, then curved right with a steady gradient towards
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Stead, Jean. "'Push pull' trains to be altered after death crash inquiry / Call for safer trains after derailment in Scotland".
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Railway Accident: Report on the Derailment that occurred on 30th July 1984 near Polmont in the Scottish Region, British Railways
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others were injured, 17 of them seriously. The accident led to a debate about the safety of push-pull trains on
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were to be fitted to the leading vehicles of all trains that had an axle load of less than 16
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Report on improvements in the safety of passengers and staff involved in train accidents
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The inquiry made recommendations which were followed; the main ones of which were:
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which had gained access to the track through a damaged fence from a field near
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and accelerated to approximately 85 mph (137 km/h), passing through
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indicates railway accidents and incidents resulting in at least 20 fatalities
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Improvements to fencing where livestock were adjacent to the railway.
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UK: Selby Disaster 28 February 2001, Push - Pull: the Hidden Dangers
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July 1984, a westbound express train, the 17:30 service from
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indicates the deadliest railway accident in British history
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Plaque unveiled for anniversary of Polmont rail disaster
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anniver­sary of the accident, a memorial plaque at
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weighing 700–1,000 pounds (320–450 kg), at 17:55 (
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Railway accidents and incidents in the United Kingdom
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A DBSO similar to the one involved in the accident.
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Polmont rail crash
Map of the approximate location of the accident
BST
Polmont
Edinburgh
55°59′04″N 3°44′42″W / 55.9845°N 3.7450°W / 55.9845; -3.7450
Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line
British Railways Scottish Region
Derailment
List of UK rail accidents by year
Polmont
Falkirk
push-pull
Edinburgh
Glasgow
cow
Polmont railway station
British Rail
commuter lines
push-pull
British Rail Class 47
locomotive
Driving Brake Standard Open
control cab
remote controls
derailment

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