1987 Rail Disaster
In the Great Storm of 1987, the floods were so severe that the River Tywi (Towy) overwhelmed the railway bridge crossing the river near Llandeilo. A schoolboy and three other people were drowned when the 05:27 train from Swansea to Shrewsbury crashed while crossing the bridge, and the bridge collapsed, dropping the train into the river.
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