W railway sign, Mountain Ash
Introduction
The photograph on this page of W railway sign, Mountain Ash by Jaggery as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Jaggery Taken: 19 Feb 2014
Viewed from Aberdare Road opposite Mountain Ash cemetery. Located alongside the Aberdare Branch of the Merthyr Line railway, the W sign originally instructed the drivers of steam locomotives to sound the whistle. The modern equivalent is for drivers of diesels to sound the horn.