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Railway archive photos - the Cardiff to Coryton branch line in the 1960s
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Railway archive photos – the Cardiff to Coryton branch line in the 1960s and 1980s

Mon 30th December, 2019Sun 29th December, 2019 - by editor - 4 Comments.

Once again I am indebted to photographer Rob Masterman for allowing me to reproduce this cracking set of archive images of the Coryton branch line in Cardiff, with photos of …

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In photos: Cefn Onn Halt fifteen years ago, December 2004
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Cefn Onn Halt fifteen years ago, photos of a closed station, December 2004

Wed 11th December, 2019Tue 10th December, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Following on from Rob Masterman’s excellent archive photos of Cefn Onn, here’s another selection showing the now-closed station in December 2004 – exactly fifteen years ago.

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Cefn Onn Halt, Cardiff - nine historic photos by Rob Masterman
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Cefn Onn Halt, Cardiff – nine historic photos by Rob Masterman

Tue 10th December, 2019Tue 10th December, 2019 - by editor - 1 Comment

I’ve always been fascinated by Cefn Onn Halt, a tiny former station located at the southern end of the mile-long Caerphilly tunnel. Accessible only by foot – and some considerable …

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In photos: A trip on the new GWR Intercity Express trains - and my verdict
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In photos: A trip on the new GWR Intercity Express trains – and my verdict

Wed 1st November, 2017 - by editor - 7 Comments.

Last week I got to travel on a brand spanking new Great Western Railway Class 800 express train, running betwixt London Paddington and Cardiff. As a fan of the venerable …

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Photos of the day: Rails to Rhymney and the Cefn Onn tunnel
cardiff / photos / Places / Wales

Rails to Rhymney – Lisvane station, Cefn Onn halt and Caerphilly tunnel

Fri 9th August, 2013Tue 10th December, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Photographed from Lisvane & Thornhill station, north Cardiff, you can see the track dipping sharply into Cefn Onn tunnel, which runs for 2,000 yards into Caerphilly on the other side …

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