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Xenophon PCDGS

Xenophon PCDGS

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DerekC said:
I think there were two Pontygwaith Halts (or platforms) one on the TVR and one on the line we are traversing.
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If you look at the RAILSCOT line diagram on the Quakers Yard and Merthyr Joint Railway, there is a "closed stop symbol" with no station name but just a question mark that appears to be between the stations of Quakers Yard High Level and of Aberfan. Could that one be the Pontygwaith Halt on that line?
 
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Paul Sidorczuk said:
FURTHER INFORMATION

If you look at the RAILSCOT line diagram on the Quakers Yard and Merthyr Joint Railway, there is a "closed stop symbol" with no station name but just a question mark that appears to be between the stations of Quakers Yard High Level and of Aberfan. Could that one be the Pontygwaith Halt on that line?
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I hadn't spotted that but yes, it seems likely. The evidence I can find is:

1) "Halt" marked on OS 1:25000 map (about 1937) at Pont y Gwaith between Quakers Yard and Aberfan
2) Two "Pontygwaith" halts/stations listed in Wikipedia "List of Closed Stations"
3) Included in Wignall's Gazetteer (1981)
4) Shown on "railmaponline"
 
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