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Taff Vale Estate, TREHARRIS, CF46 5NJ

Opened in 1858 by the Great Western Railway on what became a junction of lines from Merthyr, Aberdare, Newport and Abergavenny, this station closed in 1964 and was eventually demolished. View east towards Treharris, Newport and Abergavenny. The houses sit on the course of the railway, with the station here having 2 parallel platforms. The grey barriers centre left give access to a short path leading to the station's entrance/exit steps which were still extant when this image was taken. Far right is the entrance to the almost adjacent Quakers Yard (Low Level) station, which is still open. When still open, the back of the signal box would have been far left on this image. For more information, see http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/q/quakers_yard_high_level/

At the March 2014 date of this view, there were For Sale boards on the building at the southern end of the street named Edwardsville in the village of Edwardsville. The name engraved over the entrance is GREAT WESTERN HOTEL. A name sign on the right shows GREAT WESTERN ORIENTAL. There is a King George VI postbox in the wall. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3920985 The location is near Quakers Yard railway station which used to be part of a much bigger railway area with two stations and a railway junction. The junction has gone, leaving only one small station. No doubt the great reduction in railway passengers hereabouts was one factor that led to the demise of the business.

Located here. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3920978

The premises were for sale at the late March 2014 date of this view. www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3920978 to a view from the opposite side and a few notes.

This OS cut mark can be found on the Great Western Hotel. It marks a point 141.686m above mean sea level.

This is the only entrance, from Taff Vale, Edwardsville. The Welsh name for Quakers Yard is more specific than the English form. Mynwent-y-Crynwyr means Quakers Graveyard or Churchyard.

Ascending from the station to the Taff Vale Estate in Edwardsville. This is the only access to/from the single-platform station (Station Code QYD) on the Merthyr Tydfil branch of the Merthyr Line.

On top of a pole, the CCTV camera monitors the unstaffed single-platform station on the Merthyr Tydfil branch of the Merthyr Line.