Fluidr / Welsh Gold's "Cwmbargoed Freight Line" set

Snaking through the Valleys

N 7 B 1.1K C 2 E Oct 10, 2022 F Oct 18, 2022

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DB Shed 66190 with 21 empty HTA wagons in tow, climbs the 1 in 40 gradient to Cwmbargoed as it passes through Bedlinog working the 4V01 from Hope in Derbyshire. The train will load up with coal and return via Margam for the long haul back to Hope sidings. The coal is for use at Breedon cement works.

Tags: 66190 4V01 Hope Cwmbargoed Coal Empties Taff Bargoed Valley Bedlinog South Wales

Catching the Winter Sunshine

N 27 B 2.9K C 6 E Jan 17, 2022 F Jan 19, 2022

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66117 with 21 HTA wagons in tow laden with coal makes its way along the Taff Bargoed Valley, seen on the approach to Bedlinog, working the 6C93 Cwmbargoed to Margam.

Tags: 66117 6C93 Cwmbargoed Margam Loaded Coal Train Bedlinog Taff Bargoed Valley South Wales

Climbing the Gradient

N 10 B 2.9K C 6 E Jan 17, 2022 F Jan 18, 2022

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DB Shed 66164 with empty HTA wagons in tow, climbs the 1 in 40 gradient to Cwmbargoed as it passes through Bedlinog working the 4V01 from Hope in Derbyshire. The train will load up with coal and return via Margam for the long haul back to Hope sidings. The coal is for use at Breedon cement works.

Tags: 66164 4v01 Hoep Sidings Cwmbargoed Coal Empties Bedlinog Taff Bargoed Valley South Wales

Passing Through Trelewis

N 19 B 2.7K C 6 E Mar 5, 2019 F Mar 5, 2019

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66570 passes through Trelewis as it climbs the Taff Bargoed Valley with coal empties from East Usk Junction (4C94) destined for Cwmbargoed. Behind the train to the right is the site of the former Colliery, Deep Navigation, which closed in 1991. It was one of the few profitable NCB mines in South Wales, but geological issues ultimately led to its closure. The train will return to Port Talbot with around 1500 tonnes of coal on the 6C94.

Tags: 66570 4C94 East Usk Junction Cwmbargoed Coal Empties Train Trelewis Deep Navigation Colliery Taff Bargoed Valley South Wales

Last of the Valleys Coal Trains

N 7 B 1.8K C 4 E Feb 13, 2019 F Feb 13, 2019

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Having joined the single line branch at Ystrad Mynach, 66186 makes its way up the Taff Bargoed valley with coal empties destined for Cwmbargoed from Margam (4C94). The buildings below in the valley occupy the site of the former Taff Merthyr Colliery which closed in 1992 despite the potential for another 10 years of reserves. The train will load with around 1500 tonnes of coal and proceed to Scunthorpe (6E09).

Tags: 66186 4C94 Margam Coal Train Taff Bargoes Valley Merthyr Colliery Trelewis South Wales Cwmbargoed