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Penydarren Track bed circa 1804

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J663738

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I am surprised that more is not made of this old track bed in Merthyr Tydfil, as I came across it by accident trying to find the impressive Cefn-Coed Viaduct.
"The Penydarren Tramroad is famous as the line on which Trevithick's locomotive ran in 1804, the first engine to pull a load on a railway."

Considering it is in such good condition and its place in railway history, I am surprised it is not a listed monument and gets more publicity.
 

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