IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Station Close, ABERDARE, CF44 9TZ
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Station Close, CF44 9TZ by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (20 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image
Details
Distance
1
Coal train at Hirwaun
Friday, 24th February 2017 marked the last day of coal-train workings from Tower Colliery to Aberthaw Power Station. The final train of empties was headed by Freightliner Class 66 locomotive No. 66519, and is seen on the approach to Hirwaun crossing.
Image: © Gareth James
Taken: 24 Feb 2017
0.03 miles
2
Coal train leaving Hirwaun
Friday, 24th February 2017 marked the last day of coal-train workings from Tower Colliery to Aberthaw Power Station. The final loaded train was headed by Freightliner Class 66 locomotive No. 66519, and is seen here passing through old station site at Hirwaun on its way to Aberdare and then Aberthaw. And so ends another chapter in railway history.
Image: © Gareth James
Taken: 24 Feb 2017
0.10 miles
3
Coal train at Hirwaun
Friday, 24th February 2017 marked the last day of coal-train workings from Tower Colliery to Aberthaw Power Station. The final train of empties was headed by Freightliner Class 66 locomotive No. 66519, and is seen on the approach to Hirwaun crossing, passing the site of the former station.
Image: © Gareth James
Taken: 24 Feb 2017
0.12 miles
4
Ordnance Survey Cut Mark
This OS cut mark can be found on the wall at the rear of No89 Maescynon. It marks a point 195.151m above mean sea level.
Image: © Adrian Dust
Taken: 13 Aug 2020
0.13 miles
6
Coal train at Hirwaun
Friday, 24th February 2017 marked the last day of coal-train workings from Tower Colliery to Aberthaw Power Station. The final train of empties was headed by Freightliner Class 66 locomotive No. 66519, and is seen stopped in front of Hirwaun crossing.
Image: © Gareth James
Taken: 24 Feb 2017
0.15 miles
7
Industrial remains in Hirwaun
What appear to be lime kilns (plus a not-so-old trailer).
Image: © Gareth James
Taken: 24 Feb 2017
0.16 miles
8
Coal train in Hirwaun
Friday, 24th February 2017 marked the last day of coal-train workings from Tower Colliery to Aberthaw Power Station. The final loaded train was headed by Freightliner Class 66 locomotive No. 66519, and is seen here passing through Hirwaun crossing on its way, first to Aberdare, and then,in darkness, on to Aberthaw.
Image: © Gareth James
Taken: 24 Feb 2017
0.17 miles
9
Ordnance Survey Cut Mark
This inverted OS cut mark can be found on the roadside outbuilding of Maesyrhydiau Farm. It marks a point 192.247m above mean sea level.
Image: © Adrian Dust
Taken: 12 May 2017
0.18 miles
10
Level crossing in Hirwaun
Freightliner class 66 locomotive NO. 66511 eases over the crossing with a load of coal for Aberthaw Power Station; this would be the penultimate such trip on the last day that these operations ran.
Image: © Gareth James
Taken: 24 Feb 2017
0.18 miles