Location Llantrisant Date 12 August 1893 Injuries 12 Trains 1 | Country Wales Total number of deaths 13 Rail line Taff Vale Railway | |
Cause Locomotive suspension failure | ||
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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