The railway age · Travellers
The mail coach from Myloi to Tripoli plunges into a ravine
June 1890 Proven
Before the trains ran to Tripoli, passengers and mail went on by road from the station at Myloi. In June 1890 the mail coach from Myloi to Tripoli fell into a ravine near the bridge of Achladokampos; four people died.
- Where
- Myloi (the village), Tripoli
- Threads
- Travellers
- Certainty
- Proven confirmed by primary sources
Sources
- Νέα Ἐφημερίς, 6-6-1890 (o.s.)
- Παλιγγενεσία, 8-6-1890 (o.s.)
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