Approaching Tonypandy from Treherbert, on a DMU 1962
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Approaching Tonypandy from Treherbert, on a DMU 1962
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 14 Apr 1962
View southward, towards Tonypandy (& Trealaw - until 5/73) down the Rhondda Fawr valley from Treherbert, on a DMU for Cardiff via Abercynon and Pontypridd. The DMUs had then only recently taken over from the Steam 0-6-2Ts on the local passenger services and were welcome to Train-Spotters for the view ahead you might share with the driver. Moreover, many of the coal-mines were still active and the coal traffic remained intensive - and worked by Steam locomotives for a few more years.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.622417
Longitude
-3.452276