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Originally Posted by tigger1962
the irish times has an article stating the same but my web access is a bit flaky at the moment! states there was 4m of water at time of collapse?
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I'm not sure if this is correct. Perhaps its a mis-statement of there being a 4m tidal range that day.
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Mr Ellis said he was reassured about the future safety of the Dublin-Belfast line, but the possibility that heavy rain during the summer could have been a factor in the viaduct’s collapse was cause for concern elsewhere.
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When you have thousands of cubic metres of water in the tidal flow every few hours, a "little" rain doesn't do a whole lot. Rain is not an issue for this viaduct, although it be have for others.