Llantrisant rail accident
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On 12 August 1893 a T-link
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 broke beneath a locomotive running down the bank from Merthyr to Cardiff
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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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