The upgrade was rolled out on Northern Irish trains in December
There has been a major health and safety boost on Northern Irish trains as they have now been equipped with defibrillators.
Translink installed the life-saving equipment onboard of its rail fleet in December last year and comes following a call from the wife of a train driver who was left brain damaged after suffering a heart attack while working.
Gareth Myatt, suffering life-changing injuries after a heart attack on the Belfast to Portadown line outside of Lisburn. He had made an emergency stop prior to this after someone had jumped onto the train line.
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His wife Michelle had called on Translink’s chief executive to ensure that defibrillators were installed on trains in 2024, with the equipment finally being put in place one year later after the public transport provider concluded a technical review.
A Translink spokesperson said: “Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) are installed across the NI Railways local train fleet.
“There is also signage on board identifying the location of the defibs.”
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