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Omagh rail tragedy: Heritage project recalls 1950 disaster [BBC News]

Date: 24/11/2020

Five railwaymen were killed at Omagh, County Tyrone, when they were struck by a passenger train.

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Omagh rail tragedy: Heritage project recalls 1950 disaster

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Five railwaymen were killed at Omagh, County Tyrone, when they were struck by a passenger train.

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Omagh rail tragedy: Heritage project recalls 1950 disaster [BBC News]

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