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Heol Cae Gurwen, AMMANFORD, SA18 1HB

At the time of this photograph, 35 years ago, heavy wooden gates were still in use at this level crossing in Gwaun Cae Gurwen used by coal trains. The line was disused, but never officially closed, for many years until 2009 when it reopened for trains serving an open-cast mine. In the background in this view a South Wales bus heads towards Pontardawe and Swansea.

Class 66 No. 66187 waits to cross the A474 with a load of coal for Swansea Burrows sidings.

You could be forgiven for thinking that bringing out the bunting at this level crossing is a celebration of the line's recent resumption of activity. However, this is actually how this level crossing works at present, with two railway engineers dropping stop signs on the road and then holding two strings of bunting across the road to prevent cars from crossing as the train traverses the road! The lights don't currently work and there have been some recent local worries about such a busy road not having gates.

This OS Cut Mark can be found on the front of NO77 Heol-Cae-Gurwen. It marks a point 153.3388m above mean sea level.

Level crossing on the A474 at Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen.

Class 66 No. 66187 crosses the A474 in Gwaun-cae-Gurwen with coal empties from Swansea Burrows.

This bridge formed part of the branch line that went from Gwaun Cae Gurwen to Abernant Collieries. Two bridges were built to serve each direction but amazingly only the down-valley junction bridge was ever used - no tracks were laid on this bridge and the land just beyond the viaduct has since been taken over as a private garden.

Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen taken from the old Cwmgors brick works site.

This damaged OS Cut Mark can be found on the front of NO2 Graig Road. It marks a point 158.5650m above mean sea level.

This Ordnance Survey Flush Bracket (S8793) can be found on the parapet of the Viaduct which heads South West from this point. It marks a point 157.0750m above mean sea level.