ScotRail remembers Polmont rail disaster 35 years on [ScotRail]
Date: 30/07/2019
ScotRail has today (Tuesday 30 July) marked the 35th anniversary of the Polmont rail disaster by laying a wreath at the station in memory of those who lost their lives.
Thirteen people died and dozens more were injured in the tragic event on Monday 30 July 1984, when a rush hour service from Edinburgh to Glasgow derailed near Polmont station.
The accident happened at around 5.55pm when the 5.30pm British Rail Class 47/7 service from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street struck a cow, derailing the locomotive and all six carriages.
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ScotRail marked the 35th anniversary of Polmont rail disaster with a wreath laying ceremony at the railway station this morning.
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