Day Log/1899-12-22

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An accident occurred on the Friday preceding 22nd December, 1899. [1] [2]

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FESTINIOG. ACCIDENT ON THE NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY.

On Friday a special goods train leaving Portmadoc at 8-30 a.m. ran off the line just before coming to Tan-y-bwlch. Several waggons were derailed, but the employees of the Company set to work with a will and had the line clear in less than three hours.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FESTINIOG - The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard". John Askew Roberts, Edward Woodall & Richard Henry Venables. 1899-12-22. Retrieved 2017-03-16. NLW cite does NOT work.
  2. ^ NLW cite works.