1889 Armagh collision

The Armagh collision was an old crash that happened in Armagh, Ireland.

What happened
A train left the station with kids on board with GNR 86 leading, the limit of coaches is 12 when the train actually has 15 coaches. The driver requested a G3 Stirling but the request was denied, when the train left it had a bad wheel slip, It made it halfway up the hill before stopping. They decided to take half the coaches up the hill, and take the others up the hill later, but when they bumped the coaches they rolled down the hill and crashed straight into GNR 28 leading up the hill.

Aftermath
The GNR 86 was unharmed, but the GNR 28 was damaged beyond repair and was scrapped.