Railways and Industry in the Tondu Valleys
Railways and Industry in the Tondu Valleys The book begins with a history of the industrial development of the Tondu Valleys, including the succession of great industrialists who led the way in the…
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Railways and Industry in the Tondu Valleys
The book begins with a history of the industrial development of the Tondu Valleys, including the succession of great industrialists who led the way in the area. Railway passenger services are next covered, followed by railway coal services. This is followed by a chapter on the position of the Tondu Valleys in the South Wales Coalfield with colliery and colliery company details.
A location specific account then follows of Llynfi Valley detailing both railway and colliery aspects, following the line from Bridgend, through Tondu, and all locations to Cymmer Afan and on to the original terminus at Abergwynfi, then from Blaengwynfi through the Rhondda Tunnel to Treherbert. Then follows a detailed account of the sole railway depot which covered all the operations in the Tondu Valleys. The north end of the South Wales Mineral Railway became an adjunct to the Tondu Valley with the closure of
Maesteg and Tondu Lines
Britains Railways in the 1970s