Disused Railway south of Porth-y-waen
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Disused Railway south of Porth-y-waen
Image: © Chris Heaton Taken: 26 Jul 2008
This is part of the old Tanat Valley Line that ran from Oswestry to Llangynog for the transportation of minerals. It was completed in 1904, and continued in operation until 1960. It is unusual to find the metal rails are still in place after all this time.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.802999
Longitude
-3.095687