Bedlinog station

[Xenophon PCDGS]

This station was closed in 1964 and was on a mineral use branch line of the Taff Bargoed Joint Line (Great Western Railway and Rhymney Railway) that carried on to a junction near Trelewis Halt on the Taff Vale Extension Railway

Unfortunately, my records on the branch line have been mislaid from my railway archive when we relocated a month ago. Can anyone help by naming the station where the branch line left the main line and the names and dates of closure of the branch line stations in the order from there onwards up to Bedlinog, then onwards from there to Trelewis Halt. There were some colliery halts in addition to passenger stations.

 

[rf_ioliver]

The branch starts at Ystrad Mynach: https://www.google.fi/maps/place/Ys...xf5a99ec45da90570!8m2!3d51.642387!4d-3.235099

From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhymney_Railway#Taff_Bargoed_Line

"Much of the main line of the Taff Bargoed line climbed to Dowlais at 1 in 40 and 1 in 49, against loaded traffic.[1] The summit on the line is at an altitude of 1,250 feet above sea level.[3] The stations on the line were Bedlinog and Cwm Bargoed but halts were built later for the Bedlinog, Nantwen, Nantyffyn and Penydarren collieries.[2][3][6]"

If you do have material could you update/create the Wikipedia pages as they are missing for this branch.




(Funnily enough was trying to do some research on this myself last week)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

It is the fact that my records have gone astray that caused me open this thread. Thanks for reminding me about Cwm Bargoed station, which also closed in 1964.

If you look at the "Template Talk" section of the Wikipedia article template on the Rhymney Railway, a request has been made for the specific branch line in question to show the missing colliery halts.

 

[Catracho]

Am I the only one getting a bit confused here?
1. Bedlinog didn't lie on a branch of the Taff Bargoed Joint Line, it was located on the main line of that joint railway.
2. The Taff Bargoed started at Nelson & Llancaiach station (technically at Joint Line Junction, just northwest of Taff Bargoed Junction), not at Ystrad Mynach. The line from YM to Penallta Junction belonged to the Rhymney, Penallta Junction to N&L to the GWR (Taff Vale Extension), N&L to Dowlais (Cae Harris station) was joint.
3. An order of stations from Ystrad Mynach to Bedlinog and then onwards to Trelewis wouldn't make much sense, since Trelewis is located between Ystrad Mynach and Bedlinog. From Bedlinog the line continues to Dowlais.
4. Station list (to the best of my knowledge, might be incomplete):
Ystrad Mynach
Llancaiach (closed 1912)
Nelson & Llancaiach (opened 1912)
Trelewis Platform (not to be confused with Trelewis Halt on the TVER)
Taff Merthyr Colliery Halt
Nantwen Colliery Halt
Bedlinog
Bedlinog Colliery Halt
Nantyffyn Colliery Halt
Cwmbargoed
Penydarren Colliery Halt
Dowlais Cae Harris

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I am most grateful for your information shown above.

As I said, my records have gone astray and at the age of 74, my memory is now not all that it once was.

 

[Catracho]

Glad I could be of some help. I know how annoying it can be to lose records.

 

[rf_ioliver]

Am I the only one getting a bit confused here?
1. Bedlinog didn't lie on a branch of the Taff Bargoed Joint Line, it was located on the main line of that joint railway.

I think the website linked just included this.

4. Station list (to the best of my knowledge, might be incomplete):
Ystrad Mynach
...
Dowlais Cae Harris

Off to update Wikipedia

t.

Ian

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Off to update Wikipedia
Ian

Was that you who made the solitary unsignd entry on Wikipedia....."Template talk....Rhymney Railway" ?

 

[rf_ioliver]

Was that you who made the solitary unsignd entry on Wikipedia....."Template talk....Rhymney Railway" ?

Not me... I did the Llantrisant and Taff Value entries

t.

Ian