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- Irregular operation of Automatic Half Barriers at Ferns Lock, County Kildare, on the Dublin to Sligo Line on the 2nd September 2009 ( 0.9Mb)
- Malahide Viaduct Collapse on the Dublin - Belfast Line on the 21st August 2009 ( 4.9Mb)
- Derailment of LUAS tram at Connolly Station on the 16th of July 2009 ( 0.8Mb)
- Derailment of an on track machine at Limerick Junction Station on the Dublin to Cork Line on the 3rd of July 2009 ( 0.9Mb)
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Welcome to RAIU
THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION UNIT (RAIU) is a functionally independent investigation unit within the Railway Safety Commission.
The purpose of an investigation by the RAIU is to improve railway safety by establishing, in so far as possible, the cause or causes of an accident with a view to making recommendations for the avoidance of accidents in the future. It is not the purpose of the RAIU to attribute blame or liability.
The RAIU's investigations are carried out in accordance with the Railway Safety Act 2005 and the Railway Safety Direction 2004/49/EC.
The purpose of an investigation by the RAIU is to improve railway safety by establishing, in so far as possible, the cause or causes of an accident with a view to making recommendations for the avoidance of accidents in the future. It is not the purpose of the RAIU to attribute blame or liability.
The RAIU's investigations are carried out in accordance with the Railway Safety Act 2005 and the Railway Safety Direction 2004/49/EC.
