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Dowlais High Street Station |
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Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil. |
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High Street Station. This was on the LNWR/LMS line to Abergavenny. The picture is looking towards Penywern with Caeracca in the far distance.. The line then enters the 'Miler' Tunnel and dives under Pant to emerge at the Morlais Junction and on to Pontsarn, then Cefn Coed and eventuall to Merthyr Tydfil. |
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In the opposite direction to Abergavenny the line crossed Dowlais High Street where the rugby club now stands, (The rootops and chimneys of Blaendowlais can be seen in the background) and then went up to Dowlais top behind the Tredegar Arms, passing under the slip road where the MacDonalds was situated and behind the BP garage to Rhymney Bridge and all points east. (Photograph courtesy of Geoff Matsell) |
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| High Street Station, Last Train From Abergavenny January 1958 | ||||||||
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| No 6423 with the 11.08AM to Merthyr on the 7th September 1957. | ||||||||
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