Course of former Abergavenny - Merthyr railway westward from Gilwern
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Course of former Abergavenny - Merthyr railway westward from Gilwern
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 21 May 2001
The mountainous ex-LNWR line was closed completely on 6/1/58; the gradient here was 1-in-40 and trains were banked by large 0-8-4T locomotives. Gilwern Halt was behind the camera. (Cf. Image]).
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Image Location
Latitude
51.819018
Longitude
-3.100666