Fluidr / Welsh Gold's "South Wales & Borders Favourite Locations" set

Double Headed Castles in their Centenary Year

N 7 B 1.0K C 2 E Jun 10, 2023 F Jun 11, 2023

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2023 is the centenary for the iconic GWR Castle Class 4-6-0 locomotive, so a fitting tribute to have a double header of this class on the Welsh Marches line. In this scene, 5043 "Earl of Mount Edgcumbe" and 7029 "Clun Castle", pass through Llanvihangel working the 1Z31, the 13.59 Hereford to Gloucester, part II of the Tyseley tour “Welsh Marches Express” 1Z31, the 13.59 Hereford to Gloucester

Tags: GWR Castle Class 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe 7029 Clun Castle 1Z31 Hereford Gloucester Tyseley Welsh Marches Express Llanvihangel Welsh Marches Line

The World's Oldest Railway Viaduct

N 26 B 2.0K C 11 E Oct 19, 2022 F Oct 19, 2022

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DCR Class 60 No. 60055 crosses Bassaleg viaduct working the 6Z53 East Usk Junction – Machen quarry VSTP. The viaduct, which is a listed building, is reported to be the only surviving engineering work of the Rumney Tramroad and probably the world's oldest railway bridge dating back to 1824. It was taken over by the Brecon & Merthyr Railway in 1863. Inspired from a shot taken by Carl Brunnock a.k.a. “The Cwmbran Creature” - www.flickr.com/photos/47500cdb/

Tags: DCR 60055 6Z53 East Usk Junction Machen Quarry Aggregates Train Bassaleg Viaduct Newport South Wales

The New Order

N 16 B 1.2K C 4 E Oct 10, 2022 F Oct 10, 2022

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769008 heads the 14:03 Penarth – Rhymney (2R14) TfW service, seen heading up the Rhymney Valley on the approach to Pontlottyn station.

Tags: 769008 2R14 Penarth Rhymney TfW Service Pontlottyn Rhymney Valley South Wales

Stop, Look, Listen

N 32 B 3.2K C 9 E Jan 13, 2022 F Jan 20, 2022

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66127 passes through the village of Pantyffordd, north of Seven Sisters, en-route to onllwyn, working the 4O32 from Margam. The train will load with coal for the return journey to Immingham (6E09).

Tags: 66127 4O32 Margam Onllwyn Coal Empties Pantyfford Seven Sisters Dulais Valley South Wales

Coal Tips & Coal Trains

N 19 B 3.3K C 0 E Jan 13, 2022 F Jan 16, 2022

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A rare sight nowadays. The flat hill in the background is a coal tip adjacent to Nant Helen open cast coal mine seen at the former mining town of Seven Sisters, as 66127 quietly passes by hauling loaded coal (anthracite) in 21 HTA wagons on the 6E09 Onlwyn - Immingham. The loco will run round its train at Swansea Burrows and join the Swansea and District line to Briton Ferry where it will join the South Wales main line to Margam, prior to the long haul to Immingham.

Tags: 66127 6E09 Onllwyn Immingham Coal Train Seven Sisters South Wales