Former entrance to the Swansea Vale Railway on Jersey Road, Swansea
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Former entrance to the Swansea Vale Railway on Jersey Road, Swansea
Image: © vectorkraft Taken: 8 May 1998
This 1998 view shows the former entrance to the preserved line run by the Swansea Vale Railway Society. The incline used to lead to the SVR's Six Pit Station. A double track viaduct used to continue from an abutment on the right hand side and continue across the road towards Llansamlet. This line originally opened as part of the Swansea Vale Railway in the 1870s. 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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