Railtour near Llwydcoed

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Railtour near Llwydcoed

Image: © Gareth James Taken: 30 Jul 2017

UK Railtours brought a pair of class 66 locomotives, Nos. 66011 and 66116, in top-and-tail formation, to South Wales on their Valley Legend railtour. The tour visited the Ebbw Vale and Tower Colliery branches, and is seen here running through the vegetation on the freight-only line between Aberdare and Tower.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.732656
Longitude
-3.466814