Brynmawr station, with local train from Newport.
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Brynmawr station, with local train from Newport.
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 11 May 1957
View westward, towards Merthyr on the ex-LNW Abergavenny - Merthyr line (closed 1/58), from which branched left (southward) the line to Newport (ex-GW & LNW Joint as far as Nantyglo, then GWR). Brynmawr station was closed on 30/4/62 when the Newport service ceased. See also Image The locomotive is '8750' class 0-6-0PT No. 8796 (built 3/34, withdrawn 4/61).
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Image Location
Latitude
51.79382
Longitude
-3.168203