Accident Record
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This page is a record of accidents involving the railway, that have some published information (i.e. it is not direct from the "Accident Book").
It will record accidents and incidents recorded in company days only, that is until 1946 and the suspension of rail operations. It exists to provide appropriate links within this wiki, and the source of information. More detailed records exist on some entries, accessed by clicking on the date reference
Where names are referenced, an entry will appear there.
The information source is identified by the initial 3 letters of publication the data appears in (see below for key). Additional info may come from other sources
Dates are in format YYYY.MM.DD (all numeric) to keep in order. Where only a partial knowledge of the date exists then missing numbers replaced by x
| Source | Date | information |
|---|---|---|
| Boyd | 1865.01.05 | John Roberts (I) (an engine cleaner) jumped off the engine near Boston Lodge, tripped and was struck by the tender and first carriage |
| IHJ/xxx | 1872.08.29 | John Lloyd Exited carriage and fell onto Cambrian platform |
| IHJ/044 | 1876.10.03 | door of empty wagon opened in Moelwyn tunnel, derailing wagon and breaking several chairs. |
| IHJ/044 | 1876.10.11 | empty slate wagons and loaded coal wagons ran away from Duffws caused by guard not securing them. Collided with stop block at Glan y Pwll Junction. |
| IHJ/044 | 1876.10.19 | Loco(Mountaineer) hit stop block at Duffws - derailed and track damaged |
| IHJ/044 | 1876.12.08 | Wheel came of wagon near to Harbour Station |
| IHJ/xxx | 1881.03.04 | George Westley, clockwinder, crushed in Goods Shed |
| IHJ/073 | 1883.08.xx | Robert Jones, killed on line - £15 gratuity to widow |
| IHJ/071 | 1890.11.17 | David Ellis, killed at Duffws whilst running to catch train - FR Co. paid £32 to cover all claims |
| IHJ/073 | 1893.02.xx | Platelayers Trolley "ran against" 2 children at Penrhyn - no names nmentioned |
| IHJ/074 | 1896.08.28 | Loco (Princess), tender,and quarrymans carriage derailed approaching Penrhyn station Lt-Col Yorke of the BOT investigated. Evan Morris, PW foreman, Jarrett Davies, driver, Rowland Owen, stoker (fireman) were involved / gave evidence to Yorke |
| IHJ/075 | 1897.07.23 | James Spooner and Palmerston, Collision at Dinas Junction Lt-Col Yorke of the BOT investigated. Owen Morris, Signalman, held responsible. Criticism of method of working |
| IHJ/084 | 1901.10.04 | Derailment at 6.15pm, near Coed Y Bleiddiau Halt. E. Druitt of the BOT investigated. |
| IHJ/084 | 1901.xx.xx | 2 occasions of wagons derailing below [[TyB] No personnel named as involved |
| IHJ/084 | 1902.xx.xx | 3 occasions of wagons derailing on successive days. No personnel named as involved |
| IHJ/085 | 1904.02.xx | Storm weather derailed carriage at Boston Lodge end of Cob. Board decided to get Trmadoc Estates to build windbreak |
| IHJ/084 | 1905.xx.xx | A breakaway on Rhiwbach Tramway. Tried to claim against FR - recieved £85 |
| IHJ/084 | 1908.09.23 | A horse belonging to a Blaenau Ffestiniog hotel owner was injured at Glan-y-Pwll, - recvd £17 10/- (£17.50) compensation |
| IHJ/084 | 1909.10.26 | 30 tons of earthworks - Landslip near Llechwedd Coed - spotted by first up train - no injuries |
| IHJ/084 | 1910.07.04 | Accident at Dduallt - no further detail given |
| IHJ/084 | 1910.09.13 | Accident, near Tan-y-Bwlch, involving train of slates from a number of quarries. |
| IHJ/084 | 1911.07.19 | Palmerston broke its driving axle - it was subsequently repaired at Glan-y-Pwll with the parts sent down to Boston lodge for repair and then returned to be refitted |
| IHJ/084 | 1912.01.22 | Up 06.35 Passenger train derailed at Tan-y-Bwlch |
[edit]Sources
IHJ = Johnson, Peter [2007] (2007). An Illustrated History of the Festiniog Railway. Hersham: Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 0-860936-03-1. OCLC 180463433.
FR1 = Boyd, James I.C. [1959] (1975 / 2002). The Festiniog Railway 1800 - 1974; Vol. 1 - History and Route. Blandford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-8536-1167-X. OCLC 2074549.
FR2 = Boyd, James I.C. [1959] (1975 / 2002). The Festiniog Railway 1800 - 1974; Vol. 2 Locomotive and Rolling Stock and Quarry Feeders. Blandford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN ISBN 085361-168-8.
NGR = Boyd, James I.C. [1989]. Narrow Gauge Railways in South Caernarvonshire, Vol. 2, The Welsh Highland Railway. Blandford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-383-4.