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The Brecon Mountain Railway is a narrow gauge preserved railway that runs through the Brecon Beacons along the full length of the Taf Fechan Reservoir. It is located three miles north of Merthyr Tydfil. Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... Merthyr Tydfil (Welsh: ) is a town and county borough in Wales, with a population of about 55,000. ... This article is about the country. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 Ã— 1536 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 Ã— 1536 pixel, file size: 1. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Baldwin Locomotive Works builders plate, 1922 The Baldwin Locomotive Works was an American builder of railroad locomotives. ... The Pennsylvania Railroads class K4s, a well known 4-6-2 type. ... is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Comparison of standard gauge (blue) and one common narrow gauge (red) width. ... A scene on a heritage railway. ... Part of the Brecon Beacons, looking from the highest point Pen y Fan, 886 m (2907 feet), to Cribyn, 795 m (2608 feet) The Brecon Beacons (Welsh: Bannau Brycheiniog) are a mountain range located in the south-east of Wales. ... â€œMilesâ€ redirects here. ... Merthyr Tydfil (Welsh: ) is a town and county borough in Wales, with a population of about 55,000. ...

The line runs along part of the trackbed of the northern section of the former standard gauge Brecon and Merthyr Railway from Pant to Pontsticill and then to Dolygaer. The purpose of the line is to take tourists into the Brecon Beacons National Park in preference to them entering with their cars. Plans exist for the line to be extended as far as Torpantau, at the southern entrance to the tunnel that carried the line through the hills, along the side of Glyn Colwen and as far as Brecon. As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... BRECON and MERTHYR RAILWAY // The Routes The Brecon and Merthyr Junction Railway was one of several railways that served the industrial areas of South Wales and Monmouthshire. ... A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... Part of the Brecon Beacons National Park, looking from the highest point Pen Y Fan, 886 m (2907 feet), to Corn Du, 873 m (2864 feet) The Brecon Beacons National Park is one of three national parks in Wales. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal basin at Brecon, the starting point of the Taff Trail. ...

Locomotives

Operational Steam Locomotives

Baldwin Locomotive Works builders plate, 1922 The Baldwin Locomotive Works was an American builder of railroad locomotives. ... The Pennsylvania Railroads class K4s, a well known 4-6-2 type. ...

Undergoing overhaul, restoration or light work

Baldwin Locomotive Works builders plate, 1922 The Baldwin Locomotive Works was an American builder of railroad locomotives. ... The Pennsylvania Railroads class K4s, a well known 4-6-2 type. ...

New locomotives being built

The railway is building two other Baldwin locomotives from the original drawings.

See also

New Torpantau station (not yet open) http://www.narrow-gauge.co.uk/gallery/show.php?image_id=1482&cat_id=59 PBA Locomotive Taliesin on the revived Ffestiniog Railway The history of British narrow gauge railways is long and complex. ...

External links

Categories: Heritage railways in Wales | Two foot gauge railways The Amman Valley Railway is a heritage railway project in the Amman Valley, near Llanelli in west Wales. ... The Bala Lake Railway operates at Bala Lake, Gwynedd for a distance of 4. ... The Bridgend Valley Railway is a standard gauge heritage railway located in South Wales. ... Maespoeth Junction locomotive shed in the early 1980s, members of the Corris Railway Society at work restoring the line The Corris Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Corris) is a narrow gauge 23 (686mm) preserved railway line along the Dulas Valley on the border between Merionethshire (now Gwynedd) and Montgomeryshire (now Powys... Beddgelert, a model of an engine from the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways. ... The Ffestiniog Railway (in Welsh Rheilffordd Ffestiniog) is a narrow-gauge heritage railway, located in North West Wales. ... The Gwili Steam Railway (in Welsh, Rheilffordd Ager Y Gwili) operates a standard gauge preserved railway from Abergwili Junction (near Carmarthen) in South Wales along a short section of the former Carmarthen to Aberystwyth railway closed for passenger traffic in 1965 and lifted in 1973. ... The loco â€œDolbadarnâ€ pulls into the Llanberis station which was opened in June 2003. ... Llangollen railway station alongside the River Dee The Llangollen Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Llangollen) is a preserved railway in Denbighshire, Wales, which runs from Llangollen to Carrog. ... The Narrow Gauge Railway Museum is situated in Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales. ... The Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway, a volunteer-run preserved railway, was first formed in the 1980s, running trains between a platform in a former colliery furnace site, up a steep but short section of railway line to a halt platform opposite the Whistle Stop public house (famed for its collection of... The Rhyl Miniature Railway is a 15 inch gauge line located in North Wales ... Half way up the Mountain. ... The Swansea Vale Railway is a heritage railway following a section of the old Midland Railway line between Swansea and Brecon. ... The Talyllyn Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Talyllyn) is a 2 ft 3 in (686 mm) narrow gauge preserved railway line running for 7 miles (11. ... The Vale of Glamorgan Railway is a heritage railway based at Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. ... Train taking on water, Vale of Rheidol Railway The Vale of Rheidol Railway is a narrow-gauge (1 foot 11¾ inches) heritage railway that runs for 11¾ miles between Aberystwyth and Devils Bridge (Pont yr Fynach (Welsh) - Bridge over the Mynach) - in Wales, UK. It was the last steam line... The route of the WHR. The Welsh Highland Railway (WHR) is a narrow gauge railway in Wales, which originally ran from Dinas near Caernarfon to Porthmadog, with a branch line to Bryngwyn and the slate quarries at Moel Tryfan. ... 823 The Countess and 822 The Earl - the two original W&LLR engines. ...

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