Glanrhyd Station (remains) Geograph-3561399-by-Ben-Brooksbank
Glanrhyd may refer to: * Glanrhyd, Pembrokeshire, Wales * Glanrhyd Bridge collapse, the collapse of a railway bridge over the River Towy in 1987 which killed four people on a passenger train * Glanrhyd Hospital Glanrhyd Hospital is a psychiatric hospital in Pen-y-fai near Bridgend in Wales. It is managed by the Cwm Taf University Health Board. History The hospital, which was designed by William Martin and John Henry Chamberlain in the Gothic Revival ...

Glanrhyd, Pembrokeshire
Llantood (formerly ''Llantyd'', ''Llantwyd'' or ''Llan-Illtyd'') is a hamlet and parish in Cilgerran community, north Pembrokeshire, Wales. Location Llantood is south-west of Cardigan on the A487 Cardigan to Newport road near the north Pembrokeshire coast. It consists of a few houses, farms and a parish church on an open hill agricultural area averaging above sea level. Nearby settlements include Bridell, Glanrhyd, Monington, Pontgarreg and Tygwyn. History Evidence of prehistoric occupation can be seen by the remains of fortifications at Penralltddu, a scheduled monument, and at Castell Felinganol (or Castellfelorganol). The name of the hamlet is assumed to derive from the 5th century saint, Illtyd, to whom the parish church is now dedicated. Church records date back to 1674, and the parish was in the Hundred of Kilgerran (formed in 1536) even though it was in the Cemais administrative area. The region was occupied by the Normans in the 12th century, who built cas ...
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Glanrhyd Bridge Collapse
On 19 October 1987, a train on the Heart of Wales line derailed and fell into the River Towy due to the partial collapse of the Glanrhyd Bridge near Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire. Four people died as a result of the tragedy; the driver and three of the passengers drowned. Description The event took place early on Monday 19 October 1987. The 05:27 passenger train from Swansea to Shrewsbury, consisting of a two-car Class 108 DMU''Report on the Collapse of Glanrhyd Bridge'' (1990), page 1 fell into the River Towy near Llandeilo at approximately 07:00. The accident was caused by the Glanrhyd Bridge being partially washed away by the swollen river. The train was moving at only , which was the normal speed limit for this bridge. Carwyn Davies, a nearby farmer (and amateur rugby player for Llanelli), had waited until 07:00 for daylight so he could investigate the flooding on his farm. He was from the bridge in a flooded field when he saw that a central section of the railway bridge was ...
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