Approaching Aberbeeg
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Approaching Aberbeeg
Image: © Martin Addison Taken: 28 Sep 1985
Class 33, 33019 descends the truncated Aberbeeg - Brynmawr line after visiting Rose Heyworth with the Welsh Washery Wanderer railtour. In this photo the train is approaching the closed Aberbeeg station - the platform of which has just come into view around the curve. The buildings in the centre of the photo are Webbs Brewery, by then a distribution centre for the Bass group. The brewery has subsequently been demolished and new housing built in its place on the aptly named Brewery Court. Aberbeeg Church can be seen in the haze on the hillside across the valley. The section of railway line has since closed and is now a cycle route.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.711153
Longitude
-3.144361