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Historical Railway Photograph Gallery 1-50 |
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| Photo | ELR | Branch | Subject | Location | M | C | Elev'n | Date | Time |
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ELY (COZ) |
Mwyndy junction & Penygraig (Ely Valley) | Llantrisant to Penygraig trackbed after closure and lifting. | Unclassified road overbridge north of former Ynysmaerdy colliery | 2 | 01 | NW | 08-Apr-89 | 16.45 |
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WNT CAP PRS |
Walnut Tree jct & Penrhos jct (Walnut Tree) / Cardiff & Pontypridd/ Penrhos | Trackbed after closure & lifting. The Penrhos branch to Barry ran to the left, Walnut Tree to Taffs Well in the centre and the PC & N line to Pontypridd ran on the right. The signal box was located in the recess on the left. | Penrhos junction | 9 | 43.25 | North | 13-May-89 | 11.13 |
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TBD | Taff Bargoed | Looking towards site of former Bedlinog station showing superelevated curve | Road overbridge just north-west of former station site, Bedlinog | 17 | 14 | NW | 13-May-89 | 14.07 |
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TBD | Taff Bargoed | Looking towards site of Bedlinog station and showing reverse curve | Road overbridge just northwest of former station site, Bedlinog | 17 | 14 | South | 13-May-89 | 14.08 |
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TBD | Taff Bargoed | Former station site showing recently-relaid concrete-sleepered single track in flat-bottom rail with pandrol fixings | B4255 road overbridge at former Bedlinog station site | 17 | 0 | NW | 13-May-89 | 13.59 |
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TBD | Taff Bargoed | Former station site showing recently-relaid concrete-sleepered single track in flat-bottom rail with pandrol fixings | B4255 road overbridge at former Bedlinog station site | 17 | 0 | SE | 13-May-89 | 14.00 |
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TBD | Taff Bargoed | Then newly-ballasted single line on double track formation | Unclassified mountain road overbridge south of Bedlinog | 16 | 28 | SE | 13-May-89 | 13.40 |
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TBD | Taff Bargoed | Then newly-ballasted single line on double track formation | Unclassified mountain road overbridge south of Bedlinog | 16 | 28 | NW | 13-May-89 | 13.54 |
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TBD | Taff Bargoed | Track at temporary level crossing | East of Taff Merthyr colliery (Assumed site of former Taff Merthyr Colliery Halt) | 16 | ~10 | SE | 13-May-89 | 13.32½ |
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TBD | Taff Bargoed | Single line track between Bedlinog and Trelewis | East of Taff Merthyr colliery (assumed site of former Taff Merthyr Colliery Halt) | 16 | ~10 | NW | 13-May-89 | 13.32½ |
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TBD | Taff Bargoed | View of single line track at B4255 road overbridge, north of Trelewis | North of Trelewis | 15 | 62½ | NW | 13-May-89 | |
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TBD | Taff Bargoed | View of single line track at B4255 road overbridge, north of Trelewis | North of Trelewis | 15 | 62½ | South | 13-May-89 | |
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VON | Neath (General) & Pontypool Road | View from B4254 road overbridge, showing permanent way work in progress (This area including the colliery, is now completely backfilled and landscaped and a one-way road system & cycleway substituted. (Road bridge from whence this shot was taken was completely removed by Jan 2001) | Ocean/Taff Merthyr/Deep Navigation colliery complex, Trelewis | 14 | 46 | West | 13-May-89 | |
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VON | Neath (General) & Pontypool Road | View towards headshunt (This area completely overfilled & level raised to form a car park by Jan.2001) | B4254 road overbridge west of Ocean/Taff Merthyr collieries, Treharris | ~14 | 50 | NE | 13-May-89 | |
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VON | Neath (General) & Pontypool Road | Double track curve near former Trelewis halt (Backfilled & converted to cycleway by Jan 2001) | Former VON Trelewis Halt | 14 | 23 | West | 13-May-89 | |
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VON | Neath (General) & Pontypool Road | Arrangement of double track with single slip crossover and curve (This area was completely redeveloped and a cycleway laid on trackbed course by end of 2000) | Ocean/Taff Merthyr/Deep Navigation colliery complex, Trelewis | 14 | 28 | East | 13-May-89 | |
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VON | Neath (General) & Pontypool Road | Double track general view towards former platform location (The rail overbridge was removed in year 2000 and the trackbed increased in height to take a new cycleway bridge for a pedestrian/cycleway link between Treharris & Nelson. The new bridge was in place by Sept 2000) | B4254 Rail overbridge just east of former VON Trelewis platform site | 14 | 19 | SE | 13-May-89 | |
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VON | Neath (General) & Pontypool Road | View of double track at curve between Trelewis Platform site and Ocean colliery. (This is now a cycleway) | East of former Vale of Neath line Trelewis platform | 14 | 18 | NW | 13-May-89 | |
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TBD | Taff Bargoed | Single line from Nelson to Cwmbargoed | B4255 road skew overbridge,Trelewis | 14 | 02 | North | 13-May-89 | |
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TBD | Taff Bargoed | Siding complex showing coal loading platform (View taken from nearby mountain road) | Cwmbargoed, Taylor Woodrow/Ryan complex viewed from cross-mountain road | NE | 13-May-89 | 14.31 | ||
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TBD | Taff Bargoed | Single line approach to Cwmbargoed showing former station site | Cwmbargoed level crossing | 20 | 41 | SW | 13-May-89 | 14.39 |
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TBD | Taff Bargoed | Turnout to Ryan's & Taylor Woodrow siding complex. The Tunnel public house in the background has since been demolished | Cwmbargoed level crossing | 20 | 41 | SW | 13-May-89 | 14.39 |
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TBD | Taff Bargoed | View of Cwmbargoed modified track layout | Cwmbargoed level crossing | 20 | 39.5 | NE | 13-May-89 | 14.46 |
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TBD | Taff Bargoed | Headshunt at end of line from Nelson to Cwmbargoed | Cwmbargoed | 20 | 73.5 | West | 13-May-89 | 14.54 |
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TBD | Taff Bargoed | Headshunt buffer stop at truncated branch (20M-75C) with aqueduct in cutting beyond. | Cwmbargoed headshunt | 20 | 73.5 | East | 13-May-89 | 14.54 |
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POR | Tondu junction & Margam junction | View in down direction at A4063 rail overbridge, Aberkenfig | Down advanced starting signal to Margam, Aberkenfig | 0 | 27 | East | ||
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POR | Tondu junction & Margam junction | View looking towards single line junction from shunter’s elevated platform | Adjacent to Tondu Branch Sidings groundframe | 0 | 17.5 | East | ||
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POR | Tondu junction & Margam junction | Tondu Branch Sidings, general view from shunter’s elevated platform | Adjacent to Tondu Branch Sidings groundframe | 0 | 17.5 | SW | ||
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BAL | Bridgend & Abergwynfi | Single main line and sidings north of Tondu signal box (Bracket signal shown was recovered from Black Lion passing loop (Merthyr Branch) and re-erected here for reintroduction of passenger traffic in 1992) | Light road vehicle overbridge adjacent to Tondu North groundframe | 3 | 03.75 | NW | ||
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BAL | Bridgend & Abergwynfi | Buffer stop in down relief siding (since converted to a passing loop after reintroduction of passenger traffic in 1992) | Tondu North | 3 | 08 | SE | ||
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BAL | Bridgend & Abergwynfi | General view of single line at river bridge north of Tondu | Between Tondu and Coytrahen | 3 | 17.25 | SE | ||
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BAL | Bridgend & Abergwynfi | Main line & siding (Siding converted to down goods loop after reintroduction of passenger trains in 1992) | Tondu North groundframe | 3 | 05 | NW | ||
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BAL | Bridgend & Abergwynfi | Main line & up relief siding (Since converted to down passing loop) | Light road vehicle overbridge adjacent to Tondu North groundframe | 3 | 03.75 | SE | ||
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BAL | Bridgend & Abergwynfi | Facing point lock and detection to catch points (Since converted to a single line goods loop junction at reintroduction of passenger service on branch, 1992) | Tondu North | 3 | 08 | NW | ||
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POR | Tondu junction & Margam junction | Single line junction at 0M-25C on Porthcawl branch which becomes the Ogmore Valley Extension line (OVE) at Cefn junction, 2M-43C | Aberkenfig | 0 | 26 | SW | ||
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BAL | Bridgend & Abergwynfi | Single line junction to through siding (this was a long runaway trap at time of photograph but was converted to a passing loop upon the reintroduction of passenger services in 1992) | Llynfi River bridge immediately north of Tondu North groundframe | 3 | 17.25 | NW | ||
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BRY | Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier | Barry Island West starting signal which was slotted with Barry Island East ’box. The elevated disc read to a short spur at the east side of Barry Island viaduct. The overhead electricity supply lines to the ’box were part of the original Barry Railway's distribution system. | Barry Island No.1 platform, west end | 8 | 65 | East | ||
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CTD | Cadoxton South junction & Trehafod junction | View of cutting looking south-east from Vishwell road overbridge, years after the lifting of the branch | Between Wenvoe & Cadoxton | 1 | 78 | NW | ||
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SWM | Severn Tunnel junction & Fishguard Harbour | Former main line Llantrisant station site, where a new station was established in the 1990's (see later photo’) and is now named Pontyclun | Llantrisant | 181 | 32 | East | 14-May-89 | 09.50 |
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ELY | Mwyndy junction & Penygraig | Partial view of Llantrisant freight sidings | Llantrisant yard | 0 | 20 | West | 14-May-89 | 10.24 |
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ELY | Mwyndy junction & Penygraig | Looking south-east towards former Mwyndy junction from a point just south of the then extant down fixed distant signal after abandonment of line | Ynysmaerdy, between Mwyndy junction & Coed Ely | NW | 14-May-89 | 10.07 | ||
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ELY | Mwyndy junction & Penygraig | Abandoned single line with down fixed distant semaphore still standing. This was formerly a double line branch but on singling, the track was re-aligned with the centre of the track bed in this length | River Ely underbridge,Ynysmaerdy, between Mwyndy junction & Coed Ely | SE | 14-May-89 | 10.07 | ||
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ELY | Mwyndy junction & Penygraig | Abandoned single line with rail lengths removed at a point opposite former Ynysmaerdy sidings and colliery | Between Mwyndy junction & Coed Ely | 1 | 20 | South | 14-May-89 | 10.08 |
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ELY | Llantrisant junction & Mwyndy junction | Out-of-use Llantrisant yard looking from Ely/Mwyndy end of yard towards Llantrisant station | Llantrisant yard | 0 | 45 | North | 14-May-89 | 10.24 |
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OGM | Ogmore Vale Branch | Abandoned single line (Since converted to a cycleway). The farm yard and shed was being demolished in April 2001 and new dwellings exist here | Brynmenyn | 1 | 76 | SW | ||
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Didcot Railway Centre | Philip Toogood, Trackbed.com web designer, with 0-4-2T, 4866 at Didcot | Didcot GWR Railway Centre | ||||||
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Off LTR | British Coal (from LTR) | Looking towards Cwm Colliery & Coke ovens site from rail overbridge at Tynynant (B4270 road underbridge) after line had become disused | B4270 Road underbridge, Tynynant, Beddau | South | 11-Jul-89 | 18.54 | ||
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Off LTR | British Coal (from LTR) | Looking towards mainly lifted sidings at Cwm colliery marshalling yard,Tynynant, Beddau. | B4270 Road underbridge, Tynynant, Beddau | North | 11-Jul-89 | 18.54 | ||
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Off LTR | British Coal (from LTR) | British Coal, Cwm colliery yard showing most of sidings fan lifted. | North end of Cwm colliery yard | North | 11-Jul-89 | 19.00 | ||
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