Coal train in the Taf Bargoed valley
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Coal train in the Taf Bargoed valley
Image: © Gareth James Taken: 24 Sep 2021
By now down to a walking pace, class 66 No. 66079 climbs the stiff gradients of the last section of the branch line to Cwmbargoed with coal empties from Hope.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.730342
Longitude
-3.312814