Cwmbargoed Disposal Point
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Cwmbargoed Disposal Point
Image: © Gareth James Taken: 24 Nov 2016
The depot at Cwmbargoed is where coal from Ffos y Fran opencast colliery is loaded into rail transport. Here a train destined for Port Talbot steelworks, headed by class 66 locomotive No. 66151, is filled after arriving from Margam and reversing into the loading siding.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.744256
Longitude
-3.31481