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The 1868 Rail Disaster Memorial

Submitted by Stephen Elwyn RODDICK

Name	The 1868 Rail Disaster Memorial
Distance	0.02 miles from LL22 7SP
Description	A memorial to the 33 people who were killed in the rail accident near Abergele on 20th August 1868, they were buried in the mass grave behind the chains. Listed among the 33 victims killed there was a Lord, two Ladies, a Baronet and a Judge. The locked carriage doors prevented escape, and 28 of the victims burned to death. For more information view http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northwest/sites/abergele/pages/traindisaster2.shtml
Photographer	Stephen Elwyn RODDICK
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