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* YouDidEverythingYouCould: The emergency response personnel at Granville have to enact this trope among each other.
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* YouDidEverythingYouCould: The emergency response personnel at Granville have to enact this trope among each other.other.
* YourTVHatesYou: Sister Margaret Warby has to get the staff at the restaurant she and an equally shell-shocked doctor are at to turn off the TV after it keeps playing news broadcasts of Granville.
* YourTVHatesYou: Sister Margaret Warby has to get the staff at the restaurant she and an equally shell-shocked doctor are at to turn off the TV after it keeps playing news broadcasts of Granville.
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* TheWoobie: Just about everyone involved with Granville – survivors, bereaved family and loved ones, traumatized first responders…
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* DeathOfAChild: Two young girls were among the dead at Granville. Additionally, what the series didn't mention was that an unborn baby was also killed, but it wasn't added to the official death toll until 2017.
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* DeathOfAChild: Two young girls were among the dead at Granville.Granville (as were their grandparents who were riding with them). Additionally, what the series didn't mention was that an unborn baby was also killed, but it wasn't added to the official death toll until 2017.
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* DeathOfAChild: Children ''were'' killed at Granville.
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* DeathOfAChild: Children ''were'' killed Two young girls were among the dead at Granville.Granville. Additionally, what the series didn't mention was that an unborn baby was also killed, but it wasn't added to the official death toll until 2017.
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->''"We have never produced so many heroes at one time and we have never needed so many heroes at one time."''
-->-- '''Ray Williams''', Police Rescue Squad
-->-- '''Ray Williams''', Police Rescue Squad
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* LackOfEmpathy: Murray Farquhar doesn't seem all that interested in Granville's human cost, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment as shown in his phone call with Weir]], where he all but threatens to replace Weir if he doesn't toe the line.
-->'''Weir:''' I have to have someone look over that train. We ''are'' talking about 83 deaths.
-->'''Farquhar:''' 83, was it? Dreadful… [[SkewedPriorities No wonder there's so much work.]]
-->'''Weir:''' I have to have someone look over that train. We ''are'' talking about 83 deaths.
-->'''Farquhar:''' 83, was it? Dreadful… [[SkewedPriorities No wonder there's so much work.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: Weir takes a principled stand and goes against the government's wishes by officially accepting Osman's findings that the locomotive's wheels were also at fault, but this means that his career is finished, and survivors, the bereaved, and traumatized first responders still have to live with what happened.
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* BittersweetEnding: Weir takes a principled stand and goes against the government's wishes by officially accepting Osman's findings that the locomotive's wheels were also at fault, but this means it's heavily implied that it factored into his career is finished, being removed from his position several years later, and survivors, the bereaved, and traumatized first responders still have to live with what happened.
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** Weir's decision to accept Osman's findings that the locomotive's wheels were a contributing factor in the derailment means that his career goes down the drain as Murray Farquhar forces him out of his position.
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** It's heavily implied that Weir's decision to go against Murray Farquhar's pressure and accept Osman's findings that the locomotive's wheels were a contributing factor in the derailment means that is what led to him being removed from his career goes down the drain as Murray Farquhar forces him out of his position.post several years later.
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* EndingMemorialService: The WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue takes place at one, where 84 roses are dropped onto the site of the wreck every January 18th by survivors, victims' families, and members of the rescue crews.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When the train is being prepared to go on its journey, the driver passes a cabinet marked "CAUTION – L.P. GAS BOTTLE INSIDE." After the train derails, gas bottles like these would rupture, creating a fire hazard that would make rescue efforts all the more challenging.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When the train is being prepared to go on its journey, the driver passes a cabinet marked "CAUTION – L.P. GAS BOTTLE INSIDE." After the train derails, gas bottles like these would rupture, creating a fire an additional hazard that would make rescue efforts all the more challenging.challenging.
* GlassSlipper: Margaret Shuttler loses one of her shoes when Gerry pulls her out of the wreckage. She has to find Gerry at his workplace before she gets it back.
* GlassSlipper: Margaret Shuttler loses one of her shoes when Gerry pulls her out of the wreckage. She has to find Gerry at his workplace before she gets it back.
* ThanksForTheMammary: Due to her injuries, Gerry has to grab Margaret Shuttler by the breast to help her out of the wreckage.
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* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The final scene of the series informs the viewer what happened to most of the people depicted in the show.
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* TheTragicRose: The series' name comes from an annual memorial service held at the site of the wreck, where 84 roses[[note]]originally 83, but another one was added in 2017 after an unborn baby was added to the official death toll[[/note]] are dropped onto the tracks by survivors, victims' families, and members of the rescue crews, as depicted in the WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue.
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The final scene of the series informs the viewer what happened to most of the people depicted in theshow.show, with shots of some of them at one of the annual memorials to the disaster.
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The final scene of the series informs the viewer what happened to most of the people depicted in the
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** The reason the government tries to rush Weir's inquest is because $200 million had already been allocated to repair the network's tracks after the derailment and the initial investigation. If it were found that the engine was at fault as well, the costs of making both track ''and'' trains safer would be more than the government could afford.
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** The reason the government tries to rush speed up Weir's inquest is because $200 million had already been allocated to repair the network's tracks after the derailment and the initial investigation. If it were found that the engine was at fault as well, the costs of making both track ''and'' trains safer would be more than the government could afford.
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* BittersweetEnding: Weir takes a principled stand goes against the government's wishes by officially accepting Osman's findings that the locomotive's wheels were also at fault, but this means that his career is finished, and survivors, the bereaved, and traumatized first responders still have to live with what happened.
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* BittersweetEnding: Weir takes a principled stand and goes against the government's wishes by officially accepting Osman's findings that the locomotive's wheels were also at fault, but this means that his career is finished, and survivors, the bereaved, and traumatized first responders still have to live with what happened.
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* TakeCareOfTheKids: Scotty keeps his promise to Bryan Gordon, and becomes a friend of his wife and daughter.
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* AdHominem: The railway's lawyers try to attack Osman's credibility as an expert witness
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* AdHominem: The railway's lawyers try to attack Osman's credibility as an expert witnesswitness.
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** Trains on that route were encouraged to go faster than was safe because the suburbs they served were a key swing district in elections, so voters would take their frustrations out on the government of the day (who owned the rails) if they were late for work.
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** Trains on that route were encouraged to go faster than was safe because the suburbs they served were a key swing district in state elections, so voters would take their frustrations out on the government of the day (who owned the rails) if they were late for work.
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* BittersweetEnding: Weir takes a principled stand goes against the government's wishes by officially accepting Osman's findings that the locomotive's wheels were also at fault, but this means that his career is finished, and survivors and the bereaved still have to live with their losses.
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* BittersweetEnding: Weir takes a principled stand goes against the government's wishes by officially accepting Osman's findings that the locomotive's wheels were also at fault, but this means that his career is finished, and survivors survivors, the bereaved, and the bereaved traumatized first responders still have to live with their losses.what happened.
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** Weir's decision to accept Osman's findings that the locomotive's wheels were a contributing factor means that his career goes down the drain as the government forces him out of his position.
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** Weir's decision to accept Osman's findings that the locomotive's wheels were a contributing factor in the derailment means that his career goes down the drain as the government Murray Farquhar forces him out of his position.
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* BittersweetEnding: Weir takes a principled stand goes against the government's wishes by officially accepting Osman's findings that the locomotive's wheels were also at fault, but this means that his career is finished, and survivors and the bereaved still have to live with their losses.
* MoralDilemma: Weir is confronted with two options; either he bows to government pressure and rejects Osman's findings about the locomotive, possibly putting more people at risk due to unsafe trains, or he accepts Osman's concerns, which would cost the government more than it could afford to fix both tracks ''and'' trains, and would likely be the end of his career. In the end, he picks the latter.
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Gerry Buchtmann nearly loses his job because he helped out with the rescue operations while on sick leave. He does ''not'' take this well.
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** Gerry Buchtmann nearly loses his job because he helped out with the rescue operations while on sick leave. He does ''not'' take thiswell.well.
** Weir's decision to accept Osman's findings that the locomotive's wheels were a contributing factor means that his career goes down the drain as the government forces him out of his position.
** Gerry Buchtmann nearly loses his job because he helped out with the rescue operations while on sick leave. He does ''not'' take this
** Weir's decision to accept Osman's findings that the locomotive's wheels were a contributing factor means that his career goes down the drain as the government forces him out of his position.
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* SinisterSurveillance: The railway sends private detectives to follow widows of men killed at Granville to see if they talk to any other men – with their compensation money getting cut if it seems like they were cheating on their husbands.
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* StalkerWithoutACrush: The railway sends private detectives to follow widows of men killed at Granville to see if they talk to any other men – with their compensation money getting cut if it seems like they were cheating on their husbands.
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* StalkerWithoutACrush: The railway sends private detectives to follow widows of men killed at Granville to see if they talk to any other men – with their compensation money getting cut if it seems like they were cheating on their husbands.
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* AdHominem: The railway's lawyers try to attack Osman's credibility as an expert witness
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* CuttingCorners: CuttingCorners:
** The railway company was found to be doingthis.this, as mentioned under NoOSHACompliance.
** The reason the government tries to rush Weir's inquest is because $200 million had already been allocated to repair the network's tracks after the derailment and the initial investigation. If it were found that the engine was at fault as well, the costs of making both track ''and'' trains safer would be more than the government could afford.
** The railway company was found to be doing
** The reason the government tries to rush Weir's inquest is because $200 million had already been allocated to repair the network's tracks after the derailment and the initial investigation. If it were found that the engine was at fault as well, the costs of making both track ''and'' trains safer would be more than the government could afford.
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* YouDidEverythingYouCould: Scotty is on the receiving end of this after Bryan Gordon is carted off to hospital.
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* YouDidEverythingYouCould: Scotty is on the receiving end of The emergency response personnel at Granville have to enact this after Bryan Gordon is carted off to hospital.trope among each other.
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-->'''Gerry Buchtmann:''' That's right, sir. With all due respect, you can get stuffed!
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-->'''Gerry Buchtmann:''' That's right, sir. With all due respect, you can get stuffed!stuffed!
* YouDidEverythingYouCould: Scotty is on the receiving end of this after Bryan Gordon is carted off to hospital.
* YouDidEverythingYouCould: Scotty is on the receiving end of this after Bryan Gordon is carted off to hospital.
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* BraveScot: PlayedWith with paramedic Micheal "Scotty" [=McInally=], as he's shown to pull out all the stops in helping victims of Granville after the crash, but is also shown to be dealing with trauma from his experiences.
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* BraveScot: PlayedWith with paramedic Micheal "Scotty" [=McInally=], as he's shown to pull out all the stops in helping victims of Granville after the crash, but is also shown to be dealing with trauma from his experiences.experiences – the death of Bryan Gordon in particular.
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* RobbingTheDead: There are stories that some onlookers ran into one of the carriages to do this, but rescue workers were more concerned with looters making off with ''their'' vital equipment.
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* EverybodySmokes: {{Inverted}}. It's noted that the reason there was so many people in the crushed carriages was because they were non-smoking carriages.
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* AmazingFreakingGrace: During a particularly grim part of the rescue operations when there's concerns that the bridge will collapse further, a Salvation Army worker who was among several personnel to refuse to get out from the parts under the bridge sings a rendition of it. He gets cut off when the bridge does indeed drop a bit. Thankfully it doesn't come all the way down. Gerry Buchtmann wonders if God heard the hymn.
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* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The final scene of the series informs the viewer what happened to most of the people depicted in the show.
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* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The final scene of the series informs the viewer what happened to most of the people depicted in the show.show.
* WithAllDueRespect: When there's concerns that the bridge might collapse further, Ray orders all civilian rescue workers out of the area under the bridge, even though there are people still trapped there. Some of the rescue workers don't take kindly to this.
-->'''Sister Margaret Warby:''' [[NoOneGetsLeftBehind We don't leave our patients!]]
-->'''Gerry Buchtmann:''' That's right, sir. With all due respect, you can get stuffed!
* WithAllDueRespect: When there's concerns that the bridge might collapse further, Ray orders all civilian rescue workers out of the area under the bridge, even though there are people still trapped there. Some of the rescue workers don't take kindly to this.
-->'''Sister Margaret Warby:''' [[NoOneGetsLeftBehind We don't leave our patients!]]
-->'''Gerry Buchtmann:''' That's right, sir. With all due respect, you can get stuffed!
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** Trains on that route were encouraged to go faster because the suburbs they served were a key swing district in elections, so voters would take their frustrations out on the government of the day (who owned the rails) if they were late for work.
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** And the tracks were also found to be rather worn.
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** And the tracks were also found to be rather worn.
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