2024 Talerddig train collision

2024 Talerddig train collision
Photograph of the two trains collided head-on
View of the accident site - train 1S71 is shown on the left of picture and train 1J25 on the right.
Map
Details
Date21 October 2024 (2024-10-21)
19:26 BST (18:26 UTC)
LocationTalerddig, Powys, Wales
Coordinates
CountryUnited Kingdom
LineCambrian Line
OperatorTransport for Wales Rail
Service
Incident typeHead-on collision
CauseUnder investigation
Statistics
Trains2
Passengers41
Crew4
Deaths1
Injured15
Location diagram
Route of Shrewsbury - Aberystwyth train
Talerddig passing loop
Collision
Route of Machynlleth - Shrewsbury train
To Machynlleth

On 21 October 2024, a passenger train heading westwards from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth on the Cambrian Line in Wales collided head-on with another train heading in the opposite direction on a section of single line approximately 900 m (12 mile) west of the passing loop at Talerddig, Powys. The trains had been scheduled to pass at the loop, but the first train failed to stop. Fifteen people were injured in the crash, and one passenger subsequently died. A preliminary investigation found evidence of low wheel/rail adhesion and that the sanders, which help increase adhesion when braking, may not have been working. A formal investigation into the accident was opened on 22 October.