Power being cut on Luas line could have led to fatalities

Maintenance personnel contacted the supervisor at 1.07am on January to enquire about de-energising a section of the line for a planned inspection.

A fatal accident could have occurred when a Luas traffic supervisor cut power to a section of the line for maintenance earlier this year without realising that a tram was still operating in the area, an investigation has found.

The oversight resulted in a “flashover” of electricity into the de-energised section when the tram bridged the gap to an electrified part of the line before losing power and coming to a stop.