Legs 'turned to jelly' after averting disaster, says train driver

A hero train driver tonight revealed his terror after averting a major catastrophe when a railway viaduct on one of Ireland’s busiest lines collapsed into the sea.

A hero train driver tonight revealed his terror after averting a major catastrophe when a railway viaduct on one of Ireland’s busiest lines collapsed into the sea.

Keith Farrelly, 33, said his legs went to jelly after he realised how close the rush-hour commuter service had come to disaster as the ground underneath the track began sliding away.

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