South Wales Venture 01-02/06/13

This is the result of a 2 day venture around South Wales taking in the various freight workings, yards and Preserved railways. The bulk of the wagon/preserved stock can be found in the relevant folders.

66037 0816/6B80 Westbury-Machen passes Newport.
158953 over takes 60015 at 1320/6B33 Theale-Roberston at Llanwern West Junction.
Inside a Derelict Margam WRD.
66114 Margam Knuckle Yard.
HTA 310200 still intact from a derailment on the Onllwyn branch back in August 2003.
DMU W51347_51401 at the Gwili Railway.
Scrapped DMU 51942 at the Blaenavon & Pontypool Railway, Furnace sidings.
Ind 09-6-0DM D615 at the Blaenavon & Pontypool Railway, Furnace sidings.
Bishton Crossing Signal Box.

158952 departs Newport for Cardiff.
60015 1320/6B33 Theale-Roberston at Llanwern West Junction.
60015 sits in Margam Knuckle yard on the 6B33 Theale-Roberston tanks from earlier.
Internal User Ind loco No8 at Port Talbot Steel Works.
Ind 0-4-0DM 27941 'Aynz' at the Gwili Railway.
Ind 0-6-0st 71515 at Blaenavon Furnace Station.
Scrapped DMU M54270 at the Blaenavon & Pontypool Railway, Furnace sidings.
Ind 0-4-0st 1823 at the Blaenavon & Pontypool Railway, Furnace sidings.
60017 1617/6e47 Margam-Tees Yard leaves Llanwern East Jct and passes Bishton Crossing.

60063 0928/6B13 Roberston-Westerleigh passing through Newport.
60054 1323/6B67 Margam-Llanwern arrives at Llanwern West Junction.
60015 sits in Margam Knuckle yard on the 6B33 Theale-Roberston tanks from earlier.
A FGW HST passes the foot crossing at Margam.
Ind 0-6-0t No20 'Jennifer' at the Gwili Railway.
37219 at the Blaenavon & Pontypool Railway, Furnace sidings.
73128 at the Blaenavon & Pontypool Railway, Furnace sidings.
Steam 0-6-2t 5668 at the Blaenavon & Pontypool Railway, Furnace sidings.
60017 1617/6e47 Margam-Tees Yard leaves Llanwern East Jct and passes Bishton Crossing.

Extant HHA's on Newport Docks still. (L-R) 357790 & 354227.
60017 1354/6v75 Dee Marsh-Margam arrives at Llanwern West Junction.
60015 sits in Margam Knuckle yard on the 6B33 Theale-Roberston tanks from earlier.
56094 1830/6z50 Chirk-Baglan Bay passing Margam foot crossing.
Ind 0-6-0st 3879 'Haulwen' at the Gwili Railway.
03141 at the Blaenavon & Pontypool Railway, Furnace sidings.
Ind 0-8-0 No 170 at the Blaenavon & Pontypool Railway, Furnace sidings.
Ind 0-4-0st No6 / 1680 'Nora' seen at the Big Pit Mining Museum, Blaenavon.

66250 1032/6H35 Margam-Birdport passes Green Lane Bridge just outside Wentlooge.
60017 1354/6v75 Dee Marsh-Margam arrives at Llanwern West Junction.
Margam Knuckle Yard view from the crossing with 08888 and 66114 arrivin g on the 6v13 Dollands Moor-Margam steel train.
Cefn Coed Colliery Museum car park was this Ind 0-6-0st 2758.
Class 03 D2178 at the Gwili Railway.
Ind 0-6-0DM D1186 at the Blaenavon & Pontypool Railway, Furnace sidings.
Ind 0-4-0DM 200793 at the Blaenavon & Pontypool Railway, Furnace sidings.
Ind 0-6-0st PD No10 / 544 seen at the Big Pit Mining Museum, Blaenavon.