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Historical Railway Photograph Gallery 3001-3050 |
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Photos 3001-3050 |
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| Photo | ELR | Branch | Subject | Location | M | C | Elev'n | Date | Time |
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MOA | Mountain Ash deviation | South-east view of westerly end of new Mountain Ash station after removal of the previous single line and old single line platform on the extreme left. Signal A502 is seen to be in commission as the deviation was by then, in use | New station footbridge at Mountain Ash new station | 0 | 26 | SE | 01-Apr-01 | 09.59 |
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MOA | Mountain Ash deviation | North-west view of easterly end of new Mountain Ash station showing the location of the AWS magnets in the up and down lines | New station footbridge at Mountain Ash new station | 0 | 26 | NW | 01-Apr-01 | 09.59 |
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MOA | Mountain Ash deviation | South-east end of new Mountain Ash station, showing AWS magnet assembly in down line | South-east side of new Mountain Ash station | 0 | 23.5 | SE | 01-Apr-01 | 10.01 |
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MOA | Mountain Ash deviation | Then newly laid BS113A track on steel sleepers, showing HDPE rail pads and nylon insulators. The track is "tuned" for traffic monitoring at the control centre, i.e. track-circuited | Near commencement of south-east end of new Mountain Ash deviation | East | 01-Apr-01 | 10.02 | ||
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MOA | Mountain Ash deviation | Side view of then newly installed BS113A flat-bottomed track with check rail and a cast manganese crossing beyond, showing the manufacturing details embossed on the sections | South-east end turnout from Aberdare branch single line to start of double-track section running into new Mountain Ash station | 0 | 0.75 | East | 01-Apr-01 | 10.07 |
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MOA | Mountain Ash deviation | The then newly installed 6-hole glued, insulated fishing (GIJ), in BS113A flatbottom rail, using MGL pins, for separating track circuits | Near commencement of south-east end of new Mountain Ash deviation | East | 01-Apr-01 | 10.07½ | ||
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SWM | South Wales Main | Pembrey & Burry Port station viewed from station footbridge | Pembrey & Burry Port station | 229 | 15 | West | 19-Nov-06 | 10.57 |
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KID | Kidwelly | Looking towards Kidwelly junction from Kidwelly bypass road overbridge, showing track under siege by vegetation | Kidwelly bypass A484 road overbridge | 1 | 21.6 | NE | 19-Nov-06 | 11.05 |
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KID | Kidwelly | Looking east along the abandoned Kidwelly-Cwmmawr single line, from the Kidwelly, A484 bypass bridge | A484 Kidwelly bypass road overbridge | 1 | 22 | North | 03-Nov-06 | 13.30 |
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MMB | Llanelli & Mynydd Mawr | Looking west across area where a weighbridge and yard were previously in use at Cynheidre colliery site and after a cycleway was established | Cynheidre colliery site | East | ||||
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MMB | Llanelli & Mynydd Mawr | Looking east at former sidings area for Cynheidre colliery. The through single line previously ran along what is now a cycleway | Cynheidre colliery sidings site | West | ||||
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VON | Neath (General) & Pontypool Rd | New civil works under construction after remodelling the site which contained the Ocean colliery plant | Treharris-Trelewis, former colliery site | |||||
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VON | Neath (General) & Pontypool Rd | Remodelling the earthworks which previously supported the headshunt for Ocean colliery MGR traffic, after curtailment of the Vale of Neath line | Former road overbridge site at north end of Treharris | |||||
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VON | Neath (General) & Pontypool Rd | Complete remodelling of the land which previously supported the Vale of Neath line between Treharris and Trelewis and after removal of the road bridge which carried the road into Treharris. The modified road alignment is seen as an inclined route towards the higher buildings. | Treharris-Trelewis, former colliery site | |||||
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VON | Neath (General) & Pontypool Rd | Then just completed foot/cycleway routed along the former course of the Vale of Neath railway between Treharris and Trelewis | South-west end of Trelewis where the VON junction with the Ocean & Taff Merthyr colliery branches were situated | |||||
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VON | Neath (General) & Pontypool Rd | Reworking of the land just south-west of Trelewis. The higher edge of the earthworks to the right, previously bore the single line to Taff Bargoed colliery, latterly used for MGR traffic | Treharris-Trelewis, former colliery site | |||||
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VON | Neath (General) & Pontypool Rd | Remodelling of the land which previously carried the Vale of Neath line between Treharris and Trelewis | South-west end of Trelewis | |||||
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VON | Neath (General) & Pontypool Rd | The area where Trelewis halt once stood. The new footbridge seen was shortly to be installed above the location of the previous rail overbridge, the site of which is seen where a road drops away at right-angles to the road on the left, beyond the telegraph pole | West of former VON rail overbridge at Trelewis | |||||
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YSG | Ystradgynlais branch | Re-claimed land which formed the single line trackbed of the inclined branch between Colbren junction and Ystradgynlais in the Swansea valley. The view is looking towards Colbren | Cefn-yr-Erw road overbridge west of Colbren | SW | ||||
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YSG | Ystradgynlais branch | Re-claimed land which formed the single line trackbed of the inclined branch between Colbren junction and Ynysygeinon in the Swansea valley. The view is looking towards Abercrave and Ystradgynlais. This section of road is now bypassed by a new carriageway to the left of the view | Cefn-yr-Erw road overbridge west of Colbren | NE | ||||
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YSG | Ystradgynlais branch | Stone plaque commemorating the reconstruction of Cefn-yr Erw road overbridge between Colbren junction and Ynysygeinon junction | Cefn-yr-Erw road overbridge west of Colbren | South | ||||
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CAN | Carmarthen & Newcastle Emlyn | Bricked up south portal of 988-yard Pencader tunnel. Failed aqueduct is permitting water to cascade down portal blockwork and partly flood inside of bore.Tunnel limits, 257M-58C to 258M-23C | Pencader tunnel, south portal | 257 | 57 | North | ||
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CAN | Carmarthen & Newcastle Emlyn | Ventilator shaft of Pencader tunnel | Above bore of Pencader tunnel | West | ||||
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CAN | Carmarthen & Newcastle Emlyn | Bricked up north portal of 988-yard Pencader tunnel. Tunnel limit are 257M-58C to 258M-23C | Pencader tunnel, north portal | 257 | 24 | South | ||
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AYT | Aberystwyth Branch | Approximate site of former Bryn Teifi station | Bryn Teifi | 1 | 57 | NE | ||
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AYT | Aberystwyth Branch | Bricked up south-west portal of 101-yard Bryn Teifi/Newquay Rd tunnel. The inspection doorway at the far end can be seen through the doorway at this end. Tunnel limits are 1M-61.25C to 1M-66C | Bryn Teifi | 1 | 61.25 | SW | ||
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NAB | Neath & Brecon (Free St) | South-west of Blaenant colliery | 3 | 72 | SW | |||
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NAB | Neath & Brecon (Free St) | South-west of Blaenant colliery | 3 | 72 | NE | |||
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NAB | Neath & Brecon (Free St) | Single line junction at 3M-60C milepost south of now removed Blaenant colliery complex | Single line junction to loop at Blaenant colliery Switch toes at 3M-60C) | 3 | 59¼ | SW | ||
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NAB | Neath & Brecon (Free St) | South-west of Blaenant colliery | ||||||
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NAB | Neath & Brecon (Free St) | South-west of Blaenant colliery | ||||||
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NAB | Neath & Brecon (Free St) | Blaenant colliery siding and through line and opposite Blaenant groundframe | 3 | 75 | SW | |||
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NAB | Neath & Brecon (Free St) | Foot-crossing at Blaenant colliery, just north of ground frame | 3 | 76 | SW | |||
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SDI | Swansea District Line | East portal of 1953-yard Llangyfelach tunnel and colour-light signal PT364. Tunnel limits are 4M-04C to 5M-13C | East portal of Llangyfelach tunnel | 4 | 02 | East | ||
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SDI | Swansea District Line | Looking towards Morriston viaduct from 4-milepost, east of Llangyfelach tunnel, showing road overbridges | 4-milepost, just east of Llangyfelach tunnel, east portal | 4 | 0¼ | West | ||
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SDI | Swansea District Line | Looking eastwards from just inside east portal of 1953-yd Llangyfelach tunnel | East portal of Llangyfelach tunnel | 4 | 04¼ | West | ||
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SDI | Swansea District Line | Looking towards Morriston viaduct from a point east of Llangyfelach tunnel | South of Cwmrhydyceirw | 3 | NW | |||
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SDI | Swansea District Line | Drainage channel issuing water from Llangyfelach tunnel | South of Cwmrhydyceirw | 3 | NE | |||
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SDI | Swansea District Line | Looking west towards Llangyfelach tunnel from a point west of Morriston viaduct, showing double-throw catch points in down line | West of Morriston viaduct. | 3 | East | |||
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SDI | Swansea District Line | Looking east towards Morriston viaduct from a point south of Cwmrhydyceirw | ||||||
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SDI | Swansea District Line | The facing crossover and siding connection into the former Velindre steelworks complex. Except for the up & down lines, all remaining permanent way has been removed | ||||||
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SDI | Swansea District Line | Looking towards Llangyfelach from a road bridge south of the now removed Velindre steelworks | ||||||
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SDI | Swansea District Line | Looking west from just inside west portal of 1953-yard Llangyfelach tunnel. Tunnel limits are 4M-04C to 5M-13C | 5 | 12 | East | |||
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SDI | Swansea District Line | West portal of 1953-yard Llangyfelach tunnel. Tunnel limits are 4M-04C to 5M-13C | 5 | 14 | West | |||
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SDI | Swansea District Line | Out-of-use temperature sensing control unit for heated points at crossover into former Velindre steelworks site, all now removed. | Velindre, between Llangyfelach and Pontlliw | |||||
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HYB | Hereford, Hay & Brecon line | Former LMS line at Eardisley station & goods yard when still in use. Note the mixture of GWR and LMS semaphores beyond the platform | Road overbridge at Eardisley junction and former station | 13 | 39 | East | 04-Sep-64 | 12.36 |
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HYB | Hereford, Hay & Brecon line | Former LMS line at Eardisley junction when still in use. Note LMS Style signal box. The trackbed of the former GWR Eardisley branch to Titley is seen on the left | Road overbridge at Eardisley junction & signal box | 13 | 38 | West | 04-Sep-64 | 12.37 |
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HYB | Hereford, Hay & Brecon line | Former LMS line at Kinnersley station when line still open for freight. | Road overbridge at Kinnersley station | 11 | 58 | West | 04-Sep-64 | 12.50 |
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BEA | Barnt Green, Evesham & Ashchurch | Lifted double line behind RASC depôt at Ashchurch | Road overbridge NE of RASC establishment, Ashchurch | East | 30-Aug-64 | 14.45 | ||
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BEA | Barnt Green, Evesham & Ashchurch | Lifted double line north-east of RASC depôt at Ashchurch | Road overbridge NE of RASC establishment, Ashchurch | West | 30-Aug-64 | 14.45 | ||
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Date Last Revised:December 21, 2009 |
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