Railway viaduct carrying the Great Western mainline over the derelict Swansea Vale Railway
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Railway viaduct carrying the Great Western mainline over the derelict Swansea Vale Railway
Image: © vectorkraft Taken: 8 May 1998
This 1998 view shows the viaduct carrying the Great Western mainline over the old Swansea Vale Railway. At the time of the visit the preserved line was still running. Six Pit Platform was just to the north of this view. The Swansea Vale Railway originally ran from Swansea St Thomas to Brynamman. It was taken over by the Midland Railway in 1876 and additional through routes were added as a result. Passenger services ceased in 1950 and complete closure took place in the 1960s. By 1985 the only railway here was the section preserved by the SVR Society. In 2007, Swansea Council decided to redevelop the area and by 2010 the preserved railway was itself history, although the society itself lives on.
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Image Location
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51.652265
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