Llantrisant rail accident

Llantrisant rail accident
Date 12 August 1893
Location Llantrisant
Country Wales
Rail line Taff Vale Railway
Cause Locomotive suspension failure
Statistics
Trains 1
Deaths 13
Injuries 12
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On 12 August 1893 a T-link broke beneath a locomotive running down the bank from Merthyr to Cardiff hauling a passenger train. This allowed an underhung spring to break away from the engine and foul the wheels of the leading van, derailing the entire train. The first six carriages ran down an embankment, killing thirteen.

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Coordinates: 51°32′32″N 3°22′23″W / 51.5421°N 3.3731°W / 51.5421; -3.3731

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