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Historical Railway Photograph Gallery 1351-1400 |
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Photos 1351-1400 |
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| Photo | ELR | Branch | Subject | Location | M | C | Elev'n | Date | Time |
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ABD | Abercynon junction & Aberdare High Level jct | The then recently-constructed Fernhill halt on former Taff Vale line after re-introduction of passenger services on Abercynon-Aberdare line | Fernhill Halt (New) | 21 | 0.5 | NW | 02-May-90 | 16.28 |
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ABD | Abercynon junction & Aberdare High Level jct | The then recently-constructed Fernhill halt on former Taff Vale line after re-introduction of passenger services on Abercynon-Aberdare line | Fernhill Halt (New) | 21 | 0.5 | SE | 02-May-90 | 16.28 |
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ABD | Abercynon junction & Aberdare High Level jct | Single line from Abercynon to Aberdare High Level with long siding (left) to buffer stop at Fernhill platform. | Fernhill Halt (New) | 21 | 04 | SE | 02-May-90 | 16.29 |
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ABD | Abercynon junction & Aberdare High Level jct | Single line to Aberdare with turnouts to sidings at now demolished Phurnacite plant at Abercwmboi | Between Fernhill Halt & Aberaman (Phurnacite Plant) | 21 | 10 | SE | 02-May-90 | 16.30 |
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ABD | Abercynon junction & Aberdare High Level jct | Single line to Abercynon from Aberdare with long siding to buffer stop at Fernhill halt | Between Fernhill Halt & Abercwmboi Phurnacite Plant | 21 | 10.5 | NW | 02-May-90 | 16.31 |
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ABD | Abercynon junction & Aberdare High Level jct | Single line to Aberdare with turnouts to sidings at now demolished Phurnacite plant at Abercwmboi | Between Fernhill Halt & Abercwmboi Phurnacite Plant | 21 | 12 | SE | 02-May-90 | 16.32 |
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ABD | Abercynon junction & Aberdare High Level jct | Motored points, points lock and detection at turnout from single Aberdare line into former Phurnacite plant at Abercwmboi | Between Fernhill Halt & Abercwmboi Phurnacite Plant | 21 | 14 | SE | 02-May-90 | 16.32 |
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ABD | Abercynon junction & Aberdare High Level jct | Abercwmboi Phurnacite Plant, Aberaman | 21 | 17 | SE | 02-May-90 | 16.35 | |
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ABD | Abercynon junction & Aberdare High Level jct | Abercwmboi Phurnacite Plant, Aberaman | 21 | 17 | NW | 02-May-90 | 16.35 | |
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ABD | Abercynon junction & Aberdare High Level jct | Abercwmboi Phurnacite Plant & former signal box | 17 | 20 | SE | 02-May-90 | 16.36 | |
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ABD | Abercynon junction & Aberdare High Level jct | Mountain Ash Station (New) | 20 | 02 | NW | 02-May-90 | 16.42 | |
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ABD | Abercynon junction & Aberdare High Level jct | Mountain Ash Station (New) | 20 | 07 | SE | 02-May-90 | 16.42 | |
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ABD | Abercynon junction & Aberdare High Level jct | South east of former Penrhiwceiber Low Level Station | 18 | 70 | South | 02-May-90 | 16.58 | |
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ABD | Abercynon junction & Aberdare High Level jct | East of Penrhiwceiber Station (Former Low Level station) | 18 | 71 | West | 02-May-90 | 17.00 | |
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ABD | Abercynon junction & Aberdare High Level jct | Penrhiwceiber Station (Former Low Level station) | 18 | 75 | NW | 02-May-90 | 16.52 | |
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ABD | Abercynon junction & Aberdare High Level jct | Penrhiwceiber Station (Former Low Level station) | 18 | 76 | 02-May-90 | 16.53 | ||
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ABD | Abercynon junction & Aberdare High Level jct | Penrhiwceiber Station (Former Low Level station) | 18 | 77 | East | 02-May-90 | 16.55 | |
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DAN | Danygraig | Gower Chemicals distribution establishment in the former Danygraig locoshed | Former Danygraig locoshed | ~46 | 36 | West | 12-May-90 | 16.05 |
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DAN | Danygraig | Out-of use ramp siding adjacent to former Danygraig locoshed | Former Danygraig locoshed | ~46 | 36 | West | 12-May-90 | 16.06 |
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DAN | Danygraig | Then recently relaid spur into Gower Chemicals establishment, former Danygraig locoshed | Former Danygraig locoshed | ~46 | 36 | West | 12-May-90 | 16.07 |
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DAN | Danygraig | Through siding to former Ford's Elba works and turnouts to Gower Chemicals establishment, former Danygraig locoshed | Former Danygraig locoshed | ~46 | 36 | West | 12-May-90 | 16.11 |
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DAN | Danygraig | The through line to the former Ford's Elba works, Danygraig | Former Danygraig locoshed | ~46 | 34 | West | 12-May-90 | 16.11 |
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DAN | Danygraig | View showing a full compound (double-slip) assembly in the access lines to Danygraig assembly sidings. | Outlet from Danygraig assembly sidings. (Alongside A483 Swansea-Jersey marine trunk road) | 46 | 66 | West | 12-May-90 | 16.20 |
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SKD | Swansea Kings Dock | Looking towards Burrows Junction signal box and permanent way complex. The signal box has since been removed and much track lifted in the areas | A483 Swansea-Jersey Marine road overbridge | 0 | 12 | West | 13-May-90 | 16.23 |
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BDL | Barry Low Level Goods | Turn out at end of ramp line linking high level sidings near former Barry locoshed, to the only remaining line to the tank farm at the south side of No.1 dock, Barry (Entire line and tank farm no longer exists) | North of former Barry low level goods yard | 13-May-90 | 12.05 | |||
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BDL | Barry Low Level Goods | Close-up detail of inside asymmetric compound points shown set for straight through route only, since switch rails had been spiked out of use. | East of Barry low level goods yard | 13-May-90 | 12.05 | |||
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BDL | Ramp from high to low level | High level to low level line, the last possible rail route to No.1 dock, Barry. All now removed | Opposite Barry low level goods yard | 13-May-90 | 12.10 | |||
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BDL | West Pond sidings, Barry | Track recovery at West Pond sidings, Barry low level, where Dai Woodham stored most of the condemned steam locomotives | East of former West Pond location, Barry | 13-May-90 | 12.19 | |||
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BDL | West Pond sidings, Barry | Track recovery at West Pond sidings, Barry low level, where Dai Woodham stored most of the condemned steam locomotives. The contractor had just completed burning out the fishplate bolts ready for lifting the track and evidence of the "burn" can be seen in the photograph.. | East of former West Pond location, Barry | 13-May-90 | 12.23 | |||
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BDL | West Pond sidings, Barry | View looking towards Barry Island viaduct during recovery of low level sidings. The two tracks viewed, were the former up & down lines from low to high level (the high level junction was located south of Barry station). | East of former West Pond location, Barry | 13-May-90 | 12.24 | |||
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CAM | Road underbridge carrying single line between Abercynon and Quakers' Yard | Abercynon | 13-May-90 | 14.25 | ||||
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BDL | West Pond sidings, Barry | View from headshunt at Barry Island side of low level siding network. This was the last section of the low level system to be used and its final traffic was from the Van Ommeren tank farm (later Vopak) | Barry Docks, south end, south side | 13-May-90 | 12.26 | |||
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CAM | Cardiff (Bute Rd) & Merthyr | Single line on incline between Abercynon and Quakers' Yard. Former up line trackbed prominent in view | Abercynon | 16 | ~58 | SW | 13-May-90 | 14.27 |
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CAM | Cardiff (Bute Rd) & Merthyr | Looking up the incline from Abercynon towards Quakers' Yard after singling of the former Taff Vale double line | Incline from Abercynon to Quakers' Yard | 16 | 62.5 | SW | 13-May-90 | 14.31 |
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CAM | Cardiff (Bute Rd) & Merthyr | Looking down the incline towards Abercynon after singling of the former Taff Vale double line | Abercynon-Quakers' Yard bank | 16 | 62.5 | NE | 13-May-90 | 14.31 |
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ABD | Abercynon junction & Aberdare High Level junction | Looking towards Abercynon from a road overbridge alongside the site of the former Pontcynon station | Road overbridge at former Pontcynon Station & junction | 17 | 18 | NW | 13-May-90 | 14.42 |
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ABD | Abercynon junction & Aberdare High Level junction | Looking towards Mountain Ash from a road overbridge immediately west of the site of the former Pontcynon station and junction | Road overbridge at former Pontcynon Station & junction | 17 | 18 | SE | 13-May-90 | 14.42 |
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ABD | Abercynon junction & Aberdare High Level junction | The single line of the Aberdare branch looking towards Abercynon from a point between Pontcynon junction and Penrhiwceiber | Between former Pontcynon junction & Penrhiwceiber | 17 | 50 | NW | 13-May-90 | 14.55 |
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ABD | Abercynon junction & Aberdare High Level junction | Looking northwest towards Penrhiwceiber No.1 groundframe and loop. Both loop and groundframe were removed later | Penrhiwceiber No.1 groundframe | 17 | 52 | SE | 13-May-90 | 14.55 |
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ABD | Abercynon junction to Aberdare High Level junction | Out-of-use run-around loop line, south-west of British Coal, Cwm Cynon coal loading point | Penrhiwceiber run-around loop between Nos.1 & 2 groundframes | 17 | 59 | SE | 13-May-90 | 14.58 |
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ABD | Abercynon junction to Aberdare High Level junction | Out-of-use run-around loop line with double-throw catch points, south-west of British Coal, Cwm Cynon coal loading point | Penrhiwceiber No.1 groundframe up run-around loop catch points | 17 | 55 | SE | 13-May-90 | 14.58 |
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ABD | Abercynon junction to Aberdare High Level junction | Arrangement of junction from Penrhiwceiber No.2 groundframe to Cwm Cynon coal loading point (The latter out-of-use at photograph date). Double catch points clearly visible in up run-round loop and Cwm Cynon siding outlet | Penrhiwceiber inlet, No.2 groundframe | 18 | 20 | 13-May-90 | 15.14 | |
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ABD | Abercynon junction to Aberdare High Level junction | View looking towards Aberdare from A4054 road overbridge shortly after the Vale of Neath line, right of the river, had been removed and the area earthworks had been remodelled and Deep Duffryn Colliery site had been cleared | North West of Mountain Ash Station, Aberdare Branch | 20 | 16.75 | 13-May-90 | 15.28 | |
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ABD VON |
Abercynon junction to Aberdare High Level junction | View looking towards Aberdare from A4054 road overbridge shortly after the Vale of Neath line, right of the river, had been removed and the area earthworks had been remodelled and Deep Duffryn Colliery site had been cleared | Between former Vale of Neath & Aberdare Branch Mountain Ash stations (18M-58C Vale of Neath & 20M-12C Aberdare) |
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SE | 13-May-90 | 15.28 |
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VON | Pontypool Road & Neath (General) (Vale of Neath) | View looking south-east towards Abercynon, showing former Vale of Neath trackbed and Cardiff Raod station site | Overbridge (road) at former Mountain Ash Cardiff Road Station | 18 | 56 | NW | 13-May-90 | 15.28 |
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VON | Vale of Neath/Aberdare | View of link line from TV Aberdare branch connecting Vale of Neath line, the trackbed of which runs straight ahead from viewpoint. This link was established in 1973 and now carries coal traffic to & from Tower Colliery and passenger traffic to & from Aberdare | Cwmbach New junction (20M-70C Vale of Neath & 21M-76C Aberdare) |
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NW | 13-May-90 | 15.40 |
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ABD | Abercynon junction to Aberdare High Level junction | View of main single line and out-of-use run-around loop line in area of former British Coal coal disposal site between Matthewtown and Penrhiwceiber | Private road access bridge to AB Electronics, Penrhiwceiber | 17 | 64.5 | East | 13-May-90 | 15.50 |
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ABD | Abercynon junction to Aberdare High Level junction | Looking down the valley towards Abercynon from an access road overbridge, Penrhiwceiber. The loop line has since been lifted | Private road access bridge to AB Electronics, Penrhiwceiber | 17 | 64 | NW | 13-May-90 | 15.50 |
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CAM | Cardiff (Bute Road) & Merthyr | Looking south-east along the 156-yard Quakers Yard viaduct, showing the singled branch between Abercynon and Merthyr | Quakers' Yard Viaduct | 17 | 63 | NW | 13-May-90 | 16.26 |
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CAM | Cardiff (Bute Road) & Merthyr | Looking towards the deep cutting south-east of Quakers Yard viaduct | Quakers' Yard cutting | 17 | 56 | North | 13-May-90 | 16.31 |
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Photos 1351-1400 |
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Date Last Revised:December 16, 2009 |
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