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bpm01751		   Swansea Electro-hydraulic point machine driving catch points in up main line (Port Talbot switch reference 914) (1983 installation). Note insulated rail joints (IRJ) & track circuit feeder cables. Line is 113A section on wooden sleepers Up main just north of Swansea Loop East Junction 215 38 West 10-Jul-1991 16:58

bpm01752		   Swansea View of out of use down goods line showing severed line at Port Talbot signal PT545 & point identity N913B (Turnout is 1:10¾ & had extended wings) installed 1978. Location was known as Vivian's Sidings Down Goods Loop (Out of use) at 913B switch 215 39.7 South 10-Jul-1991 17:00

bpm01753		   Swansea General view of recovered Nos.1 & 2 Maliphant Sidings showing re-dressed remaining roads Maliphant Sidings north of Swansea High Street 215 35 West 10-Jul-1991 17:01

bpm01754		   Swansea General view of out of use down goods line, up & down South Wales Main Line & up & down Swansea Loop lines at approximate site of former Hafod Junctoin & Signalbox. Turnout in BH rail is 8 to 10B (PT911A) facing to 1:10 C-switch trailing (built up) (PT911B) Footbridge just north of PT signals 462, 262 & 362, Swansea 215 20 North 10-Jul-1991 17:05

bpm01755		   Swansea Loop & South Wales Main (Swansea) Arrangement of up & down Swansea Loop lines & up & down South Wales Main Line with out of use down goods line at approximate site of former Hafod Junction (215M 18C). Note AWS magnets in up main Footbridge just north of PT signals 462, 262 & 362 215 20 South 10-Jul-1991 17:05

bpm01756		   Swansea & Swansea Loop View of up & down Swansea Main lines & Swansea loop lines from footbridge just near former Hafod Junction & signalbox. Part of remaining Maliphant Sidings are just visible to the left Swansea Loop. Footbridge neat PT signal 362 0 30 North 10-Jul-1991 17:05

bpm01757		   Swansea Out of use down goods line & up & down main Swansea Branch lines. Expansion switch visible in down main Swansea loop lines are on top of right hand bank South of Landore EM unit 215 10 NW 10-Jul-1991 17:14

bpm01758		   Swansea Up & down South Wales Main Lines south of Landore DMU Deport showing PT910B trailing crossover (D-switch) of 1:10¾ turnout installed 1971 & built up recently. Out of use down goods line on right PT910B points & PT signal 547, Landore 215 10 South 10-Jul-1991 17:15

bpm01759		   Swansea     215 06 NW 10-Jul-1991 17:15

bpm01760		   Swansea Out of use down goods line alongside up & down South Wales Main Line into Swansea High Street. Note severed section in out of use loop Landore RM Unit (DMU Depot) 214 70 NW 10-Jul-1991 17:18

bpm01761		   Swansea Out of use & severed down goods loop alongside up & down South Wales Main Line at Landore DMU Depot. Note catch point PT903B & reversing colour light ground signal PT549 Landore RM Unit 214 69 SW 10-Jul-1991 17:20

bpm01762		   South Wales Main Line & Swansea Branches Up & Down South Wales main lines approaching south side of Landore Viaduct with Swansea avoiding single line on left & 1:9¼ turnout to Landore Depot. Point reference is PT904 & it is a 1973 unstaffed C-switch (built up) Landore Junction points PT904 214 66 SW 10-Jul-1991 17:22

bpm01763		   South Wales Main Line (Swansea avoiding line) Landore traction maintenance depot viewed from avoiding line & turnout (1:9¼) C-switch (PT902) & looking at PT908A 1:9¼ (1973) C-switch semi-welded all 113A section   214 65.6   10-Jul-1991 17:22

bpm01764		   South Wales Main Line View of facing crosover in Edgar Allen manganese steel leading to Landore Junction & Swansea avoiding line. crossing is 1:18½ E-switch. Port Talbot reference is PT901A & PT901B of same specification Landore Junction south of viaduct 214 58 North 10-Jul-1991 17:26

bpm01765		   South Wales Main Line   Landore Junction & Viaduct 214 58½ SW 10-Jul-1991 17:26

bpm01766		   South Wales Main Line General view of Landore Viaduct viewed from 214M 58C South-west side of Landore Viaduct (From 214M 39C to 214M 62C) 214 39 SW 10-Jul-1991 17:27

bpm01767		     Facing turnout at south-west end of Landore Viaduct. Turnout is an E-switch of 1983. Angle is 1:18½. Manufacturer Edgar Allen. Material manganese steel. Point reference is PT901A South-west end of Landore Viaduct 214 57½   10-Jul-1991 17:28

bpm01768		       Landore Viaduct (From 214M 39C to 214M 62C) 214 39 SW 10-Jul-1991 17:28

bpm01769		       Landore Junction & Motive Power Depot 214 65.4 North 10-Jul-1991 17:32

bpm01770		   South Wales Main Line (Swansea avoiding line)   Landore Motive Power Depot 214 76 SW 10-Jul-1991 17:36

bpm01771		       Swansea avoiding line, Landore 214 79 North 10-Jul-1991 17:37

bpm01772		       Swansea Loop West Junction 215 10   10-Jul-1991 17:39

bpm01773		       Landore Motive Power Depot, Swansea avoiding line 215 05 SW 10-Jul-1991 17:40

bpm01774		       Landore Motive Power Depot 215 05 SW 10-Jul-1991 17:40

bpm01775		       Swansea Loop West Junction 215 05 North 10-Jul-1991 17:41

bpm01776		       Landore Motive Power Depot & Swansea Loop West Junction 215 05 SW 10-Jul-1991 17:41

bpm01777		   Swansea Loop / South Wales Main Arrangement of up & down Swansea Loop lines & junction with SWM Swansea single avoiding line (Down avoiding line removed prior to 1991). Previous down avoiding line merged with Swansea Loop at 215M 14C which was zero for SL Line! (0M 00C) Swansea Loop West Junction (PT 270 signal) ~0 06 East 10-Jul-1991 17:42

bpm01778		       Swansea Loop West Junction 0 06   10-Jul-1991 17:42

bpm01779		       Swansea Loop West Junction, Landore Motive Power Depot 0 06   10-Jul-1991 17:42

bpm01780		     Elevation of Swansea Loop West Junction showing trailing crossover, points 933B end, 01 in 13 turnout (c0switch) from Swansea West Loop down branch to South Wales main down line to Fishguard. View is after singling of Swansea avoiding chord. Swansea Loop West Junction 215 17.6 SW 10-Jul-1991 17:49

bpm01781		       Swansea Loop West Junction 215 19 NE 10-Jul-1991 17:49

bpm01782		   Swansea General view of carriage & engineers sidings, Morfa yard. Left line runs through to Maliphant Sidings, remaining fan runs to 8 sidings. Up & down Swansea main line branch runs extreme left (Into High Street Station) Swansea (High Street) carriage & engineers sidings ~215 55 South 10-Jul-1991 18:18

bpm01783		   Ogmore Vale Extension View of single line branch & hand operated gates at Cwmffoes Road-rail level crossing. This road had been closed for a period & was reopened after NCB site cleanup operations Cwmffoes Level Crossing 2 07 West 10-Jul-1991 18:49

bpm01784		       Park Junction 160M 24C, Signalbox 0M 74C 160 24 SE 16-Jul-1989 10:29

bpm01785		   Gaer Junction & Park Junction Gaer & Ebbw Junction branches with down siding, ground disc & detection for double traps at sidings exit Park Junction approach 160 14 NW 16-Jul-1989 10:31

bpm01786		   Ebbw Junction & Park Junction Ebbw Junction double line approach as viewed from foot crossing adjacent to park Junction Signalbox, showing Pandrol-fixed tracks with both timber & reinforced concrete sleepers Park Junction (Cardiff curve) 0 74 NW 16-Jul-1989 10:30

bpm01787		       Former Bassaleg Junction     NW 16-Jul-1989 11:55

bpm01788		       Former Bassaleg Junction     SE 16-Jul-1989 10:55

bpm01789		       Near Bassaleg Station (PC&N)     SE 16-Jul-1989 11:02

bpm01790		       North of Bassaleg Station (ML) (Pye Corner)     SE 16-Jul-1989 11:07

bpm01791		               16-Jul-1989 11:11

bpm01792		   Gaer Junction / Waunllwyd North Re-aligned track in vicinity of Rogerstone power station showing Groundframe & lead into power station site Rogerstone Power Station (South of Groundframe) 3 28 SE 16-Jul-1989 11:15

bpm01793		       Former Risca Station (South-east end)     SE 16-Jul-1989 11:41

bpm01794		               16-Jul-1989 11:44

bpm01795		               16-Jul-1989 11:45

bpm01796		       Lime Kiln Sidings level crossing & Signalbox 6 15 NW 16-Jul-1989 11:54

bpm01797		       Lime Kiln Junction 6 17 SE 16-Jul-1989 11:54

bpm01798		       Lime Kiln Siding 6 20   16-Jul-1989 11:57

bpm01799		       Lime Kiln Siding 6 20 NW 16-Jul-1989 11:58

bpm01800		       Former Halls Road Junction 6 58 NW 16-Jul-1989 12:07

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