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I've seen that been brought up before, maybe a station could be built near Pyle on the branch, possibly Cefn Cribwr too? Becoming directly connected with Maesteg. surely some routes on the valley network take longer than counterpart bus routes, the city line for example, but are vital for the...
Good to see Tondu being used, wonder if the upgrades will allow a possible tondu/maesteg to port talbot/Swansea local service not operated by IEP. If the route is being considered for upgrades like this, the freight diversions operated number of weekends last year, proved reliable enough for...
Sounds good to me, I look forward to it, as one who keeps on forgetting about the POTW over the past year, it's a great incentive to keep me coming back!
Off the top of my head:
Highlight: Class 56s through Bridgend again with regular freight, also a lot of heritage traction visiting Tondu. Swan age was also great fun!
Lowlight: missed a few test trains doing rounds on the vale line.
Favourite journey: Cardiff - Scarborough & return with Cheshire...
I have supplied the AVRS with photographs earlier in the year and wasn't aware of the progress they seemed to have made, will be interested to see what becomes of that tram system, after some failed plans with cardiff in the past. I'd have liked to see that ppm trial as mentioned though, maybe a...
There may not be endless freight but there are very interesting workings, tidal scrap 56s, flasks and a 60 working from westerleigh to lindsey, but as said above you'd have to visit at particular times on specific days.
I wish I had a camera to record the last coal trains from Pontycymmer, of which I have memories of from walks with my grandad, but I was fairly young so this isn't that bad, but as I grew older and workings such as from the Parc Slip Open Cast, Rhymney Valley, Fishguards & the demise of 37s/56s...
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