http://www.dublinblog.ie/2009/08/23/malahide-rail-bridge-collapse-info/ An award winning group blog, written by some of Dublin's best, most prolific, witty and engaging bloggers about the life and goings on in and around Dublin City Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:56:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.dublinblog.ie/2009/08/23/malahide-rail-bridge-collapse-info/comment-page-1/#comment-424670 Des Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:42:36 +0000 http://www.dublinblog.ie/?p=1665#comment-424670 I have not seen any comments about what would have happened had the train crashed over the estuary.The potential disaster would be of a scale where the National Emergency plan would have to be invoked.Fingal County Council are the lead organization according to the plan.Does anybody know how emergency services could access the disaster site when each side is covered in tidal water ? None of the emergency agencies have amphibious vehicle. I suspect we would have to rely on the Coastguard and the RNLI to help out as road access is non existant. Does anyone know what resources would be suitable and available for a rail disaster over a bridge in this country? That is something to think about new time when you are travelling on Irish Rail !! I have not seen any comments about what would have happened had the train crashed over the estuary.The potential disaster would be of a scale where the National Emergency plan would have to be invoked.Fingal County Council are the lead organization according to the plan.Does anybody know how emergency services could access the disaster site when each side is covered in tidal water ?
None of the emergency agencies have amphibious vehicle.
I suspect we would have to rely on the Coastguard and the RNLI to help out as road access is non existant.
Does anyone know what resources would be suitable and available for a rail disaster over a bridge in this country?
That is something to think about new time when you are travelling on Irish Rail !!

]]> http://www.dublinblog.ie/2009/08/23/malahide-rail-bridge-collapse-info/comment-page-1/#comment-423620 orla Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:08:29 +0000 http://www.dublinblog.ie/?p=1665#comment-423620 WELL DONE,KEITH FARRELLY,THE HERO ,TRAIN DRIVER WHO DESERVES A MEDEL ,OR SOME AMAZING RECOGNITION,FOR HIS CALM, ACTIONS .LETS HONOUR HIM, FOR HIS BRAVERY.THIS ORDINARY WORKER,WHO, IN THE FACE OF NEAR DEATH ,USED CLEAR THINKING,TO AVERT DISASTER ON DUBLINS NORTHSIDE,AT MALAHIDE VIADUCT.THANK YOU KEITH. WELL DONE,KEITH FARRELLY,THE HERO ,TRAIN DRIVER WHO DESERVES A MEDEL ,OR SOME AMAZING RECOGNITION,FOR HIS CALM, ACTIONS .LETS HONOUR HIM, FOR HIS BRAVERY.THIS ORDINARY WORKER,WHO, IN THE FACE OF NEAR DEATH ,USED CLEAR THINKING,TO AVERT DISASTER ON DUBLINS NORTHSIDE,AT MALAHIDE VIADUCT.THANK YOU KEITH.

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