| Ddisgrifiad / Description | Glass photographic lantern slide showing the aftermath of the railway disaster that occured at Dwygyfylchi, close to Penmaenbach, on the evening of 12th January 1899. The accident occurred after the sea broke through the sea wall during heavy storms leading to the washing away of the track bed. A goods train travelling from Manchester to Holyhead caused the unsupported tracks to break leading to the engine and several trucks going into the sea, killing both the driver and fireman. The photograph, one of a series of three alongside CP96/5/18 and CP96/5/19, shows the broken sea wall and track twisted towards the beach. A number of men, possibly railway employees, stand beside the broken tracks and others appear to be working on the line further on towards the Penmaenbach tunnel, in which a truck can be seen. In the centre foreground a man, presumably a significant person, poses alongside a dog. The photograph is possibly the work of W. G. Jones of Llandudno. |