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Duffryn Llynfi & Porthcawl Railway Coat of Arms.1825
Duffryn Llynfi & Porthcawl Railway Coat of Arms.1825
Edstaston Wharf (1958)
Edstaston Bridge (8) beyond the wharf. (12 April 1958)Edstaston Wharf (1958)
Egginton Junction Station. NSR platform (NSS @ 27m 04ch)
Egginton Junction Station. NSR platform (NSS @ 27m 04ch)
Furnace, Llanelli showing route of the Llanelly & Mynydd Mawr Railway (1913 OS Map)
The original Carmarthenshire Railway ran along the unmetalled road from Castle Colliery leading to the crossroads. When it was reconstructed by the L&MMR, a new route by-passing the village was built on the south side. Surveyed 1913Furnace, Llanelli showing route of the Llanelly & Mynydd Mawr Railway (1913 OS Map)
Glenfield Tunnel Ventilation Shaft, Leicester & Swannington Railway (WBZ @ approx 4mp)
At 1796 yds long, Glenfield was the longest railway tunnel in the world when it opened in 1932. The shaft in a private gardenGlenfield Tunnel Ventilation Shaft, Leicester & Swannington Railway (WBZ @ approx 4mp)
Llangollen Canal. Kings Bridge (49A). 12 March 1966.
Denbighshire County Council built this viaduct over the canal and river Dee in the first decade of the 20th century.Llangollen Canal. Kings Bridge (49A). 12 March 1966.
Map of the Brecon Forest Tramroads
Map of the network, from “The Brecon Forest Tramroads” By Stephen Hughes · 1990Map of the Brecon Forest Tramroads
Map of the Duffryn Llynvi & Porthcawl Railway
From “DLPR” by Brynmor James - 1987Map of the Duffryn Llynvi & Porthcawl Railway
Moel-y-Faen Tramway. Plan of Pentre Felin Slate Works circa 1890 (0)
The Pentre Felin slate works was built around 1845 to process and ship (by canal and later railway) slate slabs from the Moel y Faen and Clogau quarries. After the closing of the slate works in 1895 it operated as a rubber works, a fountain pen factory and a silica works for china stone, before opening as a motor museum.Moel-y-Faen Tramway. Plan of Pentre Felin Slate Works circa 1890 (0)
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (1955)
View from the west: the aqueduct and the river Dee from the road bridge (24 April 1955)Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (1955)
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (1956)
The aqueduct and river Dee from the east. (29 April 1956)Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (1956)
Quina Brook, limekilns (1959)
These limekilns continued in operation until the start of the 20th century. (28 March 1959)Quina Brook, limekilns (1959)
Rishworth Station (RIP @ 32m 39ch). Looking towards the buffers
Terminus of the Ripponden Branch. Opened 01 March 1881, closed 08 July 1929Rishworth Station (RIP @ 32m 39ch). Looking towards the buffers
Sun Trevor Bridge (41) (1958)
The arch on the right was for a tramroad. Just beyond the bridge is an incline from the quarries. (12 April 1958)Sun Trevor Bridge (41) (1958)
Ticknall Tramway. Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Ticknall Bridge
The bridge was over a section of Derby Road known as The Callis, a motorist's nightmare; the factory being the Ashby Soap Works (still operating 1998). Glue factory siding straight on, soap works siding to left.Ticknall Tramway. Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Ticknall Bridge
