Glanrhyd Bridge collapse

Glanrhyd Bridge collapse

On 19 October 1987, four people died when the 05:27 passenger train from Swansea to Shrewsbury fell into the River Towy near Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire in Wales. The accident was caused by the Glanrhyd Bridge being washed away by the swollen river.

ee also

* List of British rail accidents


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • List of bridge disasters — Bridge disasters include (in chronological order):Catastrophic collapsesDisasters in date order * Seta river railroad bridge, 1934 The express train crush on bridge, caused by 1934 superpower Muroto Typhoon, at Otsu, Japan, 11 killed, 216 injured …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”