▁moment ▁of ▁collision . ▁By ▁now , ▁the ▁run aw ays ▁had ▁travel led ▁about ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁purs uing ▁driver ▁said ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁believe ▁they ▁had ▁reached ▁more ▁than ▁; ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trade ▁inspect or ▁thought ▁ ▁a ▁fair ▁estimate ▁of ▁their ▁speed ▁at ▁the ▁collision . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁engine ▁of ▁the ▁scheduled ▁train ▁was ▁over turn ed , ▁and ▁the ▁connection ▁to ▁its ▁tender ▁lost . ▁This ▁train ▁was ▁also ▁fitted ▁with ▁' simple ' ▁( non - autom atic ) ▁continuous ▁vac u um ▁bra kes , ▁and ▁these ▁were ▁lost ▁when ▁the ▁engine ▁became ▁dis connected . ▁The ▁train ▁split ▁into ▁two ▁sections ▁both ▁running ▁back ▁down ▁the ▁gradient ▁towards ▁Arm agh . ▁Application ▁of ▁the ▁hand bra kes ▁on ▁the ▁tender ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁bra ke ▁van ▁brought ▁the ▁front ▁and ▁rear ▁hal ves ▁of ▁the ▁scheduled ▁train ▁to ▁a ▁stop ▁without ▁further ▁incident , ▁a ▁witness ▁telling ▁the ▁inspect or ▁" The ▁tender ▁was ▁slightly ▁dam aged , ▁but ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁vehicles , ▁and ▁I ▁heard ▁from ▁the ▁guard ▁that ▁a ▁horse ▁in ▁the ▁box ▁next ▁the ▁tender ▁was ▁not ▁injured ". ▁ ▁The ▁occup ants ▁of ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁exc urs ion ▁train ▁were ▁not ▁so ▁luck y . ▁The ▁two ▁re arm ost ▁vehicles ▁of ▁the ▁exc urs ion ▁train ▁were ▁utter ly ▁destroyed , ▁and ▁the ▁third ▁re arm ost ▁very ▁badly ▁dam aged . ▁The ▁de br is ▁t umbled ▁down ▁a ▁ ▁emb ank ment . ▁ ▁C