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Historical Railway Photograph Gallery 2051-2100 |
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Photos 2051-2100 |
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| Photo | ELR | Branch | Subject | Location | M | C | Elev'n | Date | Time |
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EBW | Aberbeeg Jct & Ebbw Vale | Old A4046 road overbridge, Cwm | ||||||
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EBW | Aberbeeg Jct & Ebbw Vale | Old A4046 road overbridge, Cwm | ||||||
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HRD | Halls Road (Oakdale & Lime Kiln Sidings) | Footbridge over Halls Rd branch north of Cross Keys (Pontywaun) | ||||||
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HRD | Halls Road (Oakdale & Lime Kiln Sidings) | Old A467 road overbridge between Crosskeys and Cwmcarn | ||||||
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EBW | Aberbeeg Jct & Ebbw Vale | B4251 Road overbridge, Crumlin | ||||||
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EBW | Aberbeeg Jct & Ebbw Vale | Old overbridge just north of former Crumlin Low level station site | ||||||
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EBW | Aberbeeg Jct & Ebbw Vale | Looking towards newer B4251 road overbridge, Crumlin from the old overbridge north of former Crumlin Low Level station site | Old overbridge just north of former Crumlin Low level station site | |||||
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EBW | Aberbeeg Jct & Ebbw Vale | A4046 road overbridge, south of Cwm | ||||||
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EBW | Aberbeeg Jct & Ebbw Vale | A4046 road overbridge, south of Cwm | ||||||
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EBW | Aberbeeg Jct & Ebbw Vale | Lime Kiln level crossing and signal box | 6 | 15.5 | ||||
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EBW | Aberbeeg Jct & Ebbw Vale | Lime Kiln level crossing | 6 | 15.5 | ||||
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EBW | Aberbeeg Jct & Ebbw Vale | A4046 road immediately south of Ebbw Vale groundframe & Corus yard | 18 | 56 | ||||
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EBW | Aberbeeg Jct & Ebbw Vale | A4046 road immediately south of Ebbw Vale groundframe & Corus yard | 18 | 56 | ||||
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EBW | Aberbeeg Jct & Ebbw Vale | A4046 road immediately south of Ebbw Vale groundframe & Corus yard | 18 | 50 | ||||
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CAM PRS |
Cardiff (Bute Rd) & Merthyr Penrhos | View of Walnut tree junction as seen from ex Barry railway's Walnut tree viaduct. The then A470 road overbridge had been refurbished and brick road sidewalls replaced the original steel plates | Walnut Tree viaduct (overlooking Walnut Tree junction, Taffs Well) |
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WAL CAP |
Walnut Tree Cardiff & Pontypridd | Penrhos junction signal box showing completely removed single line from Pontypridd and only the up line on the Penrhos branch from Barry. Wagons are seen to be still stored in some of the Penrhos sidings on the Barry-Penrhos route | Three-arched road overbridge, Penrhos junction | 9 | 45.5 | North | 11-Jun-67 | 12.40 |
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CAP PRS WAL |
Caerphilly & Pontypridd / Penrhos / Walnut Tree | Penrhos south junction and signal box with Barry lines coming in from left, Walnut tree junction lines via the "big hill" coming in from centre and the singled Pontypridd, Caerphilly & Newport line on the right. The signal box was taken out of use on 19th January, 1968 | Three-arched road overbridge, Penrhos junction | 9 | 45.5 | North | ||
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CAP PRS WAL |
Caerphilly & Pontypridd / Penrhos / Walnut Tree | Penrhos south junction after removal of signal box and with singled Barry line coming in from left (latterly as a siding to Walnut Tree viaduct and Steetley Dolomite's works), Walnut tree junction lines via the "big hill" coming in from centre and lifted single line Pontypridd, Caerphilly & Newport line on the right. The signal box was taken out of use on 19th January, 1968 | Three-arched road overbridge, Penrhos junction | 9 | 45.5 | North | ||
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CAP PRS |
Caerphilly & Pontypridd / Penrhos | Penrhos south junction after complete removal of all lines | Three-arched road overbridge, Penrhos junction | 9 | 45.5 | North | ||
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PRS | Penrhos | 517-yard, Walnut Tree viaduct when still in use but subsequently demolished. The viaduct linked the former Barry Railway line from Cadoxton South Jct via Wenvoe and Tynycaeau Jct to Caerphilly. A couple of piers were left standing at the SW and NE sides of the ravine | Walnut tree viaduct | 9 | 57 | South | ||
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WYE | Wye Valley Jct & Monmouth | View of former Netherhope halt from road overbridge immediately south of south portal of Tidenham tunnel. In the distance, just perceptable are the west and east towers of the first M4 Severn Bridge, then still under construction | Former Netherhope halt | 1 | 33 | North | ||
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SWM | Gloucester & Severn Tunnel junction | View of South Wales main line east of Wye Valley junction and looking towards Chepstow | Snipehill road overbridge over Wye Valley junction cutting | East | ||||
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SWM | Gloucester & Severn Tunnel junction | View of South Wales main line east of Wye Valley junction and looking towards Lydney | Snipehill road overbridge over Wye Valley junction cutting | West | ||||
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WYE SWM |
Wye Valley Jct & Monmouth South Wales Main | View of road underbridge in Wye Valley single line south of Tidenham & A48 trunk road | Immediately north of road overbridge over South Wales main at Snipehill bridge | South | ||||
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WYE | Wye Valley Jct & Monmouth | Single line to Tidenham quarry (and formerly, Monmouth) just north of Snipehill road overbridge | Immediately north of road overbridge over South Wales main at Snipehill bridge, east of Chepstow | SW | ||||
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WYE | Wye Valley Jct & Monmouth | Single line flat-bottom curve at summit of incline from Wye Valley junction | Between Tidenham quarry and Wye Valley junction | North | ||||
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SWM WYE |
South Wales Main Wye Valley Jct & Monmouth | View of runaway traps/catchpoints in single line incline at commencement of Wye Valley branch | Wye Valley junction | 0 | 04.5 | East | ||
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SWM WYE |
South Wales Main Wye Valley Jct & Monmouth | View of runaway traps/catchpoints in single line incline at commencement of Wye Valley branch | Wye Valley junction | 0 | 04.5 | West | ||
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SWM WYE |
South Wales Main Wye Valley Jct & Monmouth | Looking west towards single line Wye Valley junction in up South Wales Main, immediately east of Chepstow tunnel | Wye Valley junction & groundframe | 140 | 51 | East | ||
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SWM WYE |
South Wales Main Wye Valley Jct & Monmouth | Looking east towards single line Wye Valley junction in up South Wales Main, immediately east of Chepstow tunnel | Wye Valley junction & groundframe | 140 | 53.5 | West | ||
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SWM | Gloucester & Severn Tunnel junction | East portal of 359-yard, Chepstow tunnel. | Immediately west of Wye Valley junction | 140 | 55 | West | ||
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SWM WYE |
South Wales Main Wye Valley Jct & Monmouth | Plan view on single line junction from South Wales up main line to Wye Valley branch | Overbridge at Wye Valley junction | 140 | 52 | Plan | ||
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SWM WYE |
South Wales Main Wye Valley Jct & Monmouth | View of Wye Valley junction and up & down South Wales main lines at Wye Valley junction as seen from field access overbridge | Wye Valley junction & groundframe | 140 | 52 | West | ||
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WYE | Wye Valley Jct & Monmouth | View of single track incline near Wye valley junction as seen from farm access road overbridge | East of Wye Valley junctkon | West | ||||
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SWM | Gloucester & Severn Tunnel junction | View of South Wales main line east of Chepstow tunnel. Inclines single line Wye Valley line is just visible on right | Unclassified road overbridge to Sedbury, east of Chepstow | East | ||||
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SWM | Gloucester & Severn Tunnel junction | Reciprocal view of frame 2086, looking towards Lydney | Unclassified road overbridge to Sedbury, east of Chepstow | West | ||||
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WYE | Wye Valley Jct & Monmouth | Single line curve approaching former Tidenham quarry from Wye Valley junction, showing pandrol-fixed flat-bottomed rail section | South of Tidenham and A48 road | SW | ||||
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WYE | Wye Valley Jct & Monmouth | View of single track approaching former Tidenham quarry from Wye Valley junction, showing pandrol-fixed flat-bottomed rail section | South of Tidenham and A48 road | South | ||||
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WYE | Wye Valley Jct & Monmouth | Reciprocal view of frame 2088, looking towards South Wales main line | South of Tidenham and A48 road | NE | ||||
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WYE | Wye Valley Jct & Monmouth | Single line curtailment of track (then in mothball) just north-west of former Tidenham quarry and station site. The track continues beyond sleeper "buffer" to the north side of Tidenham tunnel and was still in place in 2005. | South of former Netherhope halt and Tidenham tunnel | 1 | 12 | South | ||
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WYE | Wye Valley Jct & Monmouth | Single line junction to passing loop just north of former Tidenham station site | North of former Tidenham station site | 1 | 12 | North | ||
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WYE | Wye Valley Jct & Monmouth | View of former Netherhope halt from road overbridge immediately south of south portal of Tidenham tunnel. One of the bullhead rails is just visible in the vegetation | Road overbridge immediately north of former Netherhope halt and south portal of Tidenham tunnel | 1 | 33.5 | North | ||
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WYE | Wye Valley Jct & Monmouth | South portal of 1190-yard Tidenham tunnel. Single line bullhead track was still present in 2005 | Road overbridge just south of south portal of Tidenham tunnel | 1 | 34 | South | ||
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WYE | Wye Valley Jct & Monmouth | View looking towards Tidenham tunnel from trackbed alongside former Netherhope halt site | Trackbed alongside former Netherhope platform, east of Chepstow | 1 | 30 | South | ||
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WYE | Wye Valley Jct & Monmouth | View looking towards south portal of Tidenham tunnel from inside | South portal of Tidenham tunnel | South | ||||
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WYE | Wye Valley Jct & Monmouth | View looking out of north end of Tidenham tunnel towards Tintern | North end of Tidenham tunnel | South | ||||
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WYE | Wye Valley Jct & Monmouth | View immediately north of north portal of Tidenham tunnel. The single line track is just visible in the ground vegetation | South | |||||
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WYE | Wye Valley Jct & Monmouth | North portal of Tidenham tunnel (Bore is not defined due to absence of flash) | North | |||||
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WYE | Wye Valley Jct & Monmouth | View of overgrown single line in vicinity of abandoned Tintern quarry stone handling plant | South | |||||
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WYE | Wye Valley Jct & Monmouth | View of overgrown single line in bullhead rail just north of abandoned Tintern quarry stone handling plant | South | |||||
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Photos 2051-2100 |
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Date Last Revised:November 30, 2009 |
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