02435.0w
Fforch Dwm Railway
SS74209498
SS84579760
SS742949
SN80SE
Post-Medieval
Dismantled railway which ran from Tanygroes Junction up the Afan Valley to Oakwood, crossing the river on a 10 arch viaduct, then following the Pelena to Efail Fach and Tonmawr, joining the Port Talbot Railway before branching off to cont N
Transport
Railway
Destroyed
Neath Port Talbot
3/2/82
pmgb
GGAT
Briton Ferry
0
Glyncorrwg;Neath
Glamorganshire
Point
03831.0w
LNW RAILWAY
SS6201090750
SS5916496328
SS620907
SS69SW
SS6290
This is the route of the L & NWR line Swansea branch.
Damaged
Swansea
Mumbles
Earthwork
03831.4w
EXTENSION OF L & NWR LINE SWANSEA BRANCH
SS5368594572
SS5916796318
Post Medieval
transport
railway
UNKNOWN
01699.0w
SWANSEA VALLEY RAILWAY
SS7122413921
SS6637093154
SS662932
SS69SE
SS6693
The Swansea Vale Railway had its origins in a series of tramways built along the valley from the eighteenth century onwards. During 1845 work began to construct a private mineral railway to carry coal from Swansea to Pontardawe.
Not known
3/3/81
St. Thomas
Other structure
West Glamorgan
02811.0w
MUMBLES RAILWAY
SS62058775
SS63058742
SS620877
SS68NW
SS6287
The 1st passenger-carrying railway in the world, opened in 1804 using horse drawn carriages, until steam locomotion was introduced in 1877. The 13 mile line was electrified in 1929, and closed in 1960.
01229.13w
SWANSEA TO LOUGHOR LINE OF GWR RAILWAY.
SS6593195543
SS5512798299
Main railway line through Gowerton and Loughor opened by the Great Western Railway Co in 1850-2.
-
02812.0w
Gowerton Branch Line
SS58489694
SS58859655
SS584969
SS59NE
SS5896
A section of post medieval railway line branching from the main line at Gowerton, meeting the now dismantled line to the west of Mill Street. The route is not preserved in later features.
AS/GGAT
CLD
Gowerton
Other Structure
Loughor
02499.0m
MERTHYR, TREDEGAR AND ABERGAVENNY RAILWAY
SO06000990
SO11661010
SO060099
SO00NE
SO0609
Railway that ran from the Abergavenny Junction to the Merthyr Morlais Tunnel Junction. Originally built as a single-line track in 1862, it was the first rail link in the area to Eastern England and later to the Midlands. Finally closing on 6th Jan 1958
Near intact
Merthyr Tydfil
Pant
Merthyr;Rhymney;Tredegar;Beaufort;Brynmawr-Abergavenny
Mid Glamorgan
BBNP
03625.0g
Monmouth to Pontypool Railway
SO2976600115
SO5134612819
Monmouth to Pontypool Railway digitised from first edition OS map where it is shown as part of the Great Western Railway, Pontypool, Monmouth and Ross section.
06422.0m
Taff Vale Railway
ST018803
ST034666
ST08SW
ST0180
Rhondda Cynon Taff
21/10/81
South Glamorgan
FE
01570.0s
LLANTRISANT-ABERTHAW RAILWAY
FORMER D11: Post-medieval - modern Great Western and Taff Valley railway between Llantrisant and Aberthaw through Cowbridge, closed in sections 1930-51
03275.0g
PONTYPOOL-PANTEG RAILWAY
SO290002
ST29359950
SO20SE
SO2900
Dismantled railway from Pontypool to Panteg
Torfaen
22/10/81
Pontypool
Monmouthshire
03267.0g
WYE VALLEY RAILWAY
SO510119
ST551963
SO51SW
SO5111
The Wye Valley Railway line was part of the Great Western Railway and was opened in 1876. It was a single track railway, shown in use on the 1955 OS 6" map
Monmouth
20/10/81
03266.0g
ROSS-MONMOUTH RAILWAY
SO55001432
SO55701500
SO550143
SO51SE
SO5514
Ross to Monmouth railway, opened 1873, closed 1965
Dixton Newton
03195.0g
BLAENAVON-NEWPORT RAILWAY
ST3107988467
SO2523408556
FORMER D15: Dismantled railway (part mineral) running from Blaenavon to Pontypool (SO27900125), and from Cwmbran (ST29279485) to Newport. Blaenavon to Llantarnam was closed as a passenger line in 1962, Pontypool to Cwmbran shown as Mineral railway on OS
03276.0g
BRYNMAWR-PONTYPOOL RAILWAY
SO19290957
SO23420960
SO192095
SO10NE
SO1909
Formerly part of the railway from Brynmawr to Pontypool, closed to passenger traffic in May 1941. Now dismantled
Blaenau Gwent
Nantyglo and Blaina
Blaenavon
Gwent
02430.0s
BARRY-TREHAFOD RAILWAY
ST133690
ST044919
ST16NW
ST1369
(ST 107 672 to ST 044 919) Barry Railway, from Trehafod to Barry, was opened in 1889. (ST 133 690 to ST 084 883) Cadoxton to Treforest closed 10.9.62.
Vale of Glamorgan
JLA 22/5/96
01435.0m
PORT TALBOT RAILWAY
SS86859086
SS90808910
SS868908
SS89SE
SS8690
Dismantled railway that once extended from Port Talbot through Maesteg to Pont-y-rhyl
Bridgend
18/11/81
Maesteg
Maesteg;Llangynwyd Middle;Ogmore;Garw
01057.0m
PORTHCAWL-DYFFRYN LLYNUI RAILWAY
SS875925
SS975925
Dismantled railway built in 1828, travelling from Porthcawl Harbour north to Pyle, Tondu and Dyffryn Llynui.
02816.0w
LLIW VALLEY RAILWAY
SN65860238
SN65430382
SN658023
SN60SE
SN6502
FORMER D23: Dismantled railway serving Felindre Pit (engine house PRN 1227w, colliery PRN1406w) on the east side of the Lliw Valley located to the north of Swansea. Route survives as a pathway
Mawr
01701.0w
RHONDDA AND SWANSEA BAY RAILWAY
SS9380098205
SS6767893051
01701.3w
RHONDDA TUNNEL
SS91589864
SS88999684
SS915986
SS99NW
SS9198
Railway tunnel extending from Blaenyewm to Blaengwynfi, carrying the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway. Tunnel entrance intact
Unassigned
Tunnel
3/12/81
Treherbert
Rhondda;Glyncorrwg
01701.7w
NEATH BRANCH LINE, RAILWAY (LINEAR FEATURE)
SS73609615
SS74809735
SS736961
SS79NW
SS7396
Section of post-medieval line at Neath branching from the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
13/1/82
Neath
01701.6w
PORT TALBOT BRANCH LINE
SS725925
SS775825
SS79SW
SS7292
Section of post-medieval line at Port Talbot branching from the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
7/1/81
02817.0w
DULAIS VALLEY MINERAL RAILWAY
SS74909785
SN85401500
SS749978
SS7497
Mineral railway from Neath travelling up the Dulais Valley (also known as the Neath-Breacon Railway)
15/1/82
Blaenhonddan
03627.0g
SO275025
SO175025
SO2702
Dismantled section of railway between Sirhowy Vale and Pontypool, on the Taff Vale Extension of the Newport/Abergavenny-Hereford Railway
25/1/81
02818.0w
SWANSEA VALE, NEATH AND BRECON, JUNCTION RAILWAY
SN85101131
SN76280716
SN851113
SN81SE
SN8511
Railway built 1863 linking the Swansea Vale Railway with the Neath to Breacon line, owned by the Neath Breacon Railway Co
18/1/82
Tawe-Uchaf
1863
02500.3m
LOADING BAY VALE OF NEATH RAILWAY
SN9108207687
SN9103707913
SN909076
SN90NW
SN9007
Site of loading bay served by a balance incline on the Vale of Neath Railway, built/used 1858-1930s
Inclined plane
18/1/84
Rhigos
02500.0m
VALE OF NEATH RAILWAY (LINEAR FEATURE)
SN89130648
SO08320861
SN891064
SN80NE
SN8906
The construction of the Vale of Neath Railway was authorised by Act of Parliament in 1846. The first trains ran between Neath and Pontypool in 1863 and in the same year the Vale of Neath Railway amalgamated with the Great Western Railway.
Glynneath
Rhigos;Hirwaun;Llwydcoed;Cyfarthfa
02819.0w
VALE OF NEATH RAILWAY - SWANSEA NEATH EXTENSION
SS725975
SS675925
SS7297
Vale of Neath Railway took over this coastal route that another company had promoted. SWR had also tried to take it over. Passenger traffic opened Aug 1863 using Wind St station. New station at East Dock opened Mar 1873. Became part of GWR
19/1/81
02821.0w
SWANSEA DISTRICT LINE
SS675975
SS69NE
SS6797
Extant line serving Swansea, using the Llangefelach Tunnel
02822.0w
SWANSEA DISTRICT LINK WITH RSB RAILWAY
SS7039397123
Swansea District Line link with the Rhondda Swansea Bay Railway via Neath River bridge.
16/6/82
03018.0w
CEFNGYFELACH RAILWAY
SS63259825
SS65149476
SS632982
SS69NW
SS6398
Mineral railway constructed in 1896, from Cefngyfelach to join the GWR at Cwmfelin. Extended in 1901 to site of Tirdonkin colliery (1195W).
Industrial
Mineral railway
JLA 2/4/96
Llangyfelach
Documents
Loughor;Swansea
01066.0m
TAFF VALLEY RAILWAY PORTH SECTION
ST0079491840
ST0263791334
railway porth to dinas opened spring 1849, and in Rhondda fach in december 1849 - Barrie, D.S.M. A Regional History of the Railways of Great britain v12 South Wales.
06076.0m
London and North Western Railway - Dowlais Extension
SO0653207989
SO0778008165
In 1873 the Brecon and Merthyr Railway allowed the London North Western Railway to construct a line running westward through Dowlais Top to Ivor Junction, in return for running rights.
01279.0m
BRECON & MERTHYR/ LNW JOINT Railway
SO0608810570
SO0511905300
01815.0m
A185 DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT L1
SN9579706059
A desk-based assessment for the A465 Abergavenny to Hirwaun dual carrageway identified the course of he Hirwaun Common Mineral Railway, visible in the form of an embankment. The line linked the Vale of Neath Railway to the Bute Colliery
026911.0m
SO0445205968
SO0538803706
02762.0m
SITE NAME NOT KNOWN
GGAT Assessment Nantgarw-margam A114 - Dismantled single track railway of the Alexandra Docks Railway Company. Just to the north of the British Gas easement strip, the 10.25 milepost survives, on the east side of the line.
ST0751389714
ST1487787423
02766.0m
ST0941287271
ST1437878205
GGAT Assessment Nantgarw-margam A114 -Partially dismantled double track railway of the Taff Vale Railway Company. This section was constructed on an embankment approximately 2m high.
02767.0m
ST0561283905
GGAT Assessment Nantgarw-margam A114 -75m to the south of the pipeline route, there was a junction of the double track railway (Site 1.5) with a single track branch line running to the northwest. This railway runs in a cutting where it is crossed by the
02795.0m
SS9836187505
ST0080287092
Wessex Assessment Gelli-Seren Farm 1994 - Hendreforgan Branch line dismantled in mid 20th century
02914s
PENARTH RAILWAY, HARBOUR BRANCH LINE
ST1749274876
ST1802573887
Penarth Railway, Harbour branch line, this now dismantled. See GGAT project A487 (Prospect Place, cultural heritage archaeological assessment, written June 1998).
02858.0m
WM37 CWM PIT
SO0369306690
SO0431704335
GGAT West Merthyr Reclamation Scheme A375
02862.0s
ST0654186352
ST0688784541
02890m
ST2106889375
ST1558286568
Gwern-y-Domen assessment A012 1
03172.0m
02998.0s
CARDIFF RAILWAY
ST0835988537
ST1822079765
Cardiff Railway
03170m
192 BRANCH LINE OF BRECON & MERTHYR RAILWAY
SO0600509906
SO0650808446
To either side of, and below, the A465 is the remains of a substantial north/south cutting originally part of the branch line of the Brecon & Merthyr Railway. Opened in 1869, the branch line ran from Dowlais Central (south of A465) to Pant in the north.
Near destroyed
03219m
277 HIRWAUN COMMON RAILWAY (BRANCH LINE)
SN9592605193
SN9601904081
At the point where the Hirwaun Common Mineral Railway crosses the A465, a branch line diverges to the south and currently survives as a footpath. This branch line is marked on the 1880 O.S. (but not on the tithe map).Two trenches were evaluated with Stag
03276.1g
AR8 TALYWAIN BRANCH
SO2547305023
SO2815200378
On 18 September 1879, the 'high level' Talywain branch (AR8)was built from Pontypool (Trevethin junction) to Abersychan(at Abersychan and Talywain Station). This was one of the last railways to be built by the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company.
03276.2g
AR9 LNWR RAILWAY
SO1917011491
SO2602103442
From Bleanavon to Abersychan. At Abersychan and Talywain station this line connected with the London and North Western Railway branch (AR9) from Blaenavon, opened in 1877-8. The two lines were linked to the ironworks' internal railway system.
05266.0g
A185 DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT L16
SO1563410455
SO1436210201
A185 DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT A465 ABERGAVENNY TO HIRWAUN DUALLINGEbbw Vale Mineral Railway (Fig. 9). Two branch lines lead off the LNWR, the first is the MineralRailway (L16 [Fig. 9]) that starts at the junction of Bryn-SerthRoad and Rassa Road, and the se
05267.0g
A185 DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT L17
SO1616011873
SO1671909936
A185 DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT A465 ABERGAVENNY TO HIRWAUN DUALLING LNWR, Ebbw Vale Branch Line (Fig. 9). Two branch lines lead off the LNWR, the first is the Mineral Railway (L16 [Fig. 9]) that starts at the junction of Bryn-Serth Road and Rassa Road
05496.0g
Ironbridge assessment Pwll Du 1994 Waun Afon : Railway track. The remains of a mineral railway line, running north-west from the site of Milfraen Colliery (Mi42) and then branching off across the Waun Afon peat bog towards the former line of the L.N.W.R
03224m
255 RAILWAY A. ABERDARE & RHONDDA RAILWAY
SN9457606245
SN9481905096
The course of the Aberdare & Rhondda Railway running roughly west/east, and crossing the proposed line of the A465 near to the crossing over the Nant-y- Bwlch. It is marked on the OS of 1880 as the Aberdare & Rhondda 'main line'. From a bridge over the
06038.0m
Bryncethin Branch, Great Western Railway
Bryncethin branch of the Great Western Railway joining the Ogmore branch at Ynysawdre and Brynmenyn junctions and running east to Bryncethin junction on the Cardiff and Ogmore branch. Construction started in 1883 and the route was completed by the 2nd OS