What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: The Railway Strike. On the track below a train was stopped by strikers. Two bystanders were shot and killed by troops Saturday 19th August 1911 Recorded plaque organisation: Llanelli Community Heritage.
The Railway Strike of 1911 highlighted labor unrest in Britain, where two bystanders were fatally shot by troops during a confrontation with strikers, underscoring the violent tensions between workers and authorities over working conditions and rights.
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