page_title: Llangennech derailment
hierarchical_section_title: Llangennech derailment
caption_attribution_description: DB Cargo 60039 is seen passing Coedkernew (to the west of Newport) with the 1814 Westerleigh Murco to Robeston Sidings working on 6th June 2016.
context_page_description: On 26 August 2020 a freight train carrying diesel fuel in tank wagons derailed at Llangennech, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Some of the derailed wagons caught fire, leading to an evacuation of people living nearby.
context_section_description: On 26 August 2020 a freight train carrying diesel fuel in tank wagons derailed at Llangennech, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Some of the derailed wagons caught fire, leading to an evacuation of people living nearby.
caption: A train of tank wagons, similar to that involved in the accident.
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