Details of the Accident
Place | Merthyr Tunnel, Glamorganshire, Wales |
Date | Friday 16th May 1873 |
Railway Company | Great Western Railway/Brecon and Merthyr Railway |
No. of Fatalities | 1 |
Cause of Accident | Collision |
Description | Collided with coal wagon after coupling broke. |
Sources/Further Reading
- History of the Great Western Railway, Vol II 1863 - 1921 pp 48, E.T. MacDermott
List of Fatalities
0 of the 1 fatalities that have been identifed so far are listed in the table below together with brief notes on any other information found so far.
The last column shows the General Register Office (England and Wales), Statutory Register (Scotland), General Register Northern Ireland or Civil Registration for Ireland reference where this has been identified.
Surname | First Names | Age | Occupation | Residence | Notes | GRO/SR/GRONI/GROIE Reference |
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