It is located on the maesteg line from cardiff via bridgend. Although the main subject of this book is the fatal explosion of dynamite in which men lost their lives during the construction of the maesteg tunnel in 1876, the book also gives an insight into the practices involved in the construction of tunnels a hundred. Useful travel tips we want to make travel easier for you, which is why weve compiled a selection of useful travel tips to help you on your way. Gorsaf penybont is a main line station serving the town of bridgend, south wales. Maesteg railway station cardiff central railway station. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. St johns colliery, maesteg, bridgend, wales, uk, 51 36 44 n, 3 37 24 w. Remains of the original station are still there behind the somerfield store, including the platforms and the bridge joining the two platforms. It was the buildling of the duffryn lynfi to porthcawl railway, the d. Rail passengers at maesteg station are set to see improvements from this autumn. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
The original maesteg railway station was situated a few yards west of the terminus that is there today. Trains to cardiff cardiff train tickets great western railway. Compare and book train and coach tickets for over 200 companies, including uk rail carriers and national express. Maesteg railway station in south wales the branch line britain website gives information about britains railway branch lines, plus many other minor railway lines in britain. Maesteg doesnt have an archive or museum this is maestegs online museum and your archive. The brecon mountain railway was conceived over 40 years ago when a search started to find a suitable site to build and operate a steam railway using locomotives collected from around the world. Caledonian railway glasgow and south western railway great north of scotland railway highland railway north british railway the big four great western railway london and north eastern railway london, midland and scottish railway. Maesteg ewenny road railway station is one of two railway stations that serve the town of maesteg in wales. Collision report 500m radius of maesteg bus station.
Book your train to cardiff with great western railway and discover a modern and. Along the western boundary of the village was the horse drawn tramroad that linked the industries of duffryn llynfi maesteg to the sea at porthcawl. Maesteg doesnt have an archive or museum this is maesteg. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Maesteg car park confusion ended, as huw gets his asda coffee.
Find information on bridgend including live departure boards, station information. You can use the additional services filter to find pubs offering takeoutsdeliveries during this time. Maesteg castle street maesteg neath road maesteg ewenny road cwmdu nantyffylon garth mid glamorgan garth ptrd troedyrhiew garth coegnant llangynwyd caerau bryn letty brongu duffryn rhondda halt cymmer afan. The bridgend to tondu and maesteg branch, south wales, from. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. Maesteg doesnt have an archive or museum this is maesteg s online museum and your archive. Scheduled train services direct services only maesteg to bridgend. Apr 08, 2010 modern signs on track for maesteg railway station. My father, kenneth kennedy, died after a coronary on xmas eve 1964 in maesteg. Railway inn is currently closed as the present time falls outside of the opening hours below. Llandovery railway station railway station llandovery.
Maesteg photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Maesteg railway station, railroad station, 51 36 34 n, 3 39 16 w, 0. Train service from cheltenham spa to maesteg calling at maesteg. Also find live train departures and arrivals for maesteg station, helping you to plan your next journey. External links preceding station historical railways following station maesteg neath roadline and station. Maesteg railway station maesteg train station, landmark.
Maessteg ironworks maesteg washery coegnant colliery colliery cwm cerwyn tunnel st johns colliery dyffryn llynvi colliery caerau. Prices can also vary depending the time of day, route and class you book. Cheltenham train ready to depart from maesteg railway station 22809 bridgend to maesteg. Select an option below to see stepbystep directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in rome2rios travel planner. Maesteg may also get double the number of trains on other days as rail infrastructure improvements are being examined. The old track was removed in 2007 during the land reclamation project. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of maesteg. Modern signs on track for maesteg railway station wales online. Merthyr tydfil seemed ideally located at the southern edge of the brecon beacons national park with its beautiful mountain, lake and forest scenery.
May 28, 2017 a town left without a sunday rail service will finally get one from next year. I was born in maesteg in 1943, and lived in station hill, which was also known as butlers hill to some. Maesteg ewenny road railway station is one of two railway stations that serve the town of. Llangynwyd station used to lie on the maesteg line a few miles east of where garth station is today, and maesteg neath road which was on the old port talbot railway line but these are now closed.
The british rail 1992 built station is located in the centre of the town, adjacent to the asda supermarket store and on former sidings 8 1. New stations were provided at wildmill and sarn, just south of the site of the former aberkenfig station, garth, a little north of the former troedyrhiew garth station, maesteg ewenny road, and maesteg, a little south of the original maesteg station. Maesteg railway station, railway stations maesteg, bridgend county wales where to go, what to see and where to stay in wales holiday cottage hotline 084526896. Get contact details, videos, photos, opening times and map directions. When the official book of the trial was translated into english, the passage about the hotel was deleted. There are 5 ways to get from maesteg ewenny road station to pembroke dock by train, bus, car or towncar. Tondu railway station is a railway station serving the village of tondu, bridgend county borough, south wales. Infobox uk station name penarth code pen manager arriva trains wales locale penarth borough vale of glamorgan platforms 1 start 1878 downside removed.
Buy cheap train tickets and check train times for wales and borders services here. History fans will love exploring the famous medieval cardiff castle, while. Branch line britain celebrating britains minor railways. Remains of the original station are still there behind the asda store, including the platforms and the bridge joining the two platforms. Figures after station names show the approximate journey times from bridgend with the approximate journey times from maesteg in brackets. Maesteg ewenny road railway station is a very small unstaffed station on the maesteg bridgend line in maesteg, bridgend. Maesteg ewenny road station to pembroke dock 5 ways to.
Llandovery railway station is on the heart of wales line from shrewsbury to swansea. Maesteg ewenny road railway station mew the abc railway. Maesteg, a town and a subdistrict in bridgend district, glamorgan. View information about maesteg railway station mst, including map and location information. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle. Scheduled train services direct services only maesteg to cardiff central. London paddington station to maesteg 3 ways to travel via. My neighbours were the charless and peggy and jim wills, whose son melville was my friend. It is located by a level crossing at the junction of the a40 brecon to carmarthen road and the a483 from builth wells about 5600 yards from the town centre. I could have listed 50 excellent fiction and nonfiction railway books. Garth railway station is a railway station serving the village of garth, bridgend, wales. Maesteg memories read and share memories of maesteg everything old photos old maps books. The other station, which is the terminus of the maesteg line, is named maesteg.
Maesteg railway station, maesteg train information. Passenger services are operated by transport for wales. Media in category maesteg ewenny road railway station the following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total. History the footbridge of the old castle street station, a few hundred yards further up the line. Train service from cheltenham spa to maesteg calling at maesteg ewenny road. The station was designed by isambard kingdom brunel. Maesteg is een spoorwegstation van national rail in bridgend in wales.
Maesteg railway station is one of two railway stations that serve the town of maesteg in wales. A town left without a sunday rail service will finally get one from next year. Het station is eigendom van network rail en wordt beheerd door arriva trains wales. If youre looking for the return train journey, check out trains from bridgend to maesteg.
Nostalgic memories of maesteg s local history inspired by photos in the francis frith collection. Details of totalitarianism that are now commonplace in history books were leaking. You ought to have said that they met at the railway station. The bridgend valleys railway bvrc is perhaps one of the most unusual of the preservation societies in this survey, in that, like the llanelli and district railway society, it was for years a railway without any track not that either group allowed that to get in the way of acquiring locos and rolling stock. Also find live train departures and arrivals for maesteg station, helping you to. This is a nice coffee table style book about the history of railroad stations accross the world with an emphasis on european and american stations. Maesteg railway station is a small unstaffed station in maesteg, bridgend. Maesteg railway station map and location information. Maesteg will finally get a sunday rail service after a. Media in category maesteg railway station the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. I went to plasnewydd school, and then to llwynderw. It is located adjacent to the ewenny road industrial estate to the south of maesteg on the maesteg line from cardiff via bridgend. Find address details, station facilities, live departure times and train arrivals for maesteg station. Maesteg car park confusion ended, as huw gets his asda coffee for the.
Maesteg ewenny road railway station geograph 6257359. Live train times can be found on our stationboard pages. May 12, 2015 train service from cheltenham spa to maesteg calling at maesteg. In the past, there were other railway stations in maesteg. Train tickets from maesteg to bridgend can start from as little as. The original maesteg railway station was situated a few metres west of the terminus that is there today. Branch line britain gives information on all britains railway branch lines including history, scenery, towns and journeys.
It is located approximately halfway between cardiff central and swansea stations, at the point where the maesteg line diverges from the south wales main line. Maesteg will finally get a sunday rail service after a decade. Maesteg railway station, railway stations maesteg bridgend. See property details on zoopla or browse all our range of properties in treharne road, maesteg, bridgend. London north eastern railway great western railway eurostar. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Maesteg arriva trains wales 150208 stands at maesteg with a service from ch. Maesteg, maesteg, bridgend county borough, wales, united kingdom. There are 3 ways to get from london paddington station to maesteg by train, bus or car.
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