LOST RAILWAYS.Taffs Well Walnut Tree Jct / Aber Jct. Wales (1)

[grumbeast]

Lovely video, I remember spending a few hours in Aber box with signalman when I was a boy, wish I'd paid more attention!

[tomgerardbaker]

Excellent. Thanks

[valleyrail]

hello John, nice video, hope your doing ok. miss you on the train. (Steve- Engine Driver Brecon Mountain Railway)

[Johnfwake]

@valleyrail HI STEVE, You still on the Brecon Mountain Railway? It was a great season there for me a couple of years ago. Drop me an e.mail see how you're going. Hope all ok. On way to Bardsey Island tomorrow, a sort of pilgrimage!

[MrJames27011]

Nicely done,but i found the text on top of the pictures obscured them! it would have been better to put the text before the picture came up so we can enjoy the details in the pictures still nice memories though.

[Johnfwake]

@MrJames27011 Thanks. Noted your comments JFW

[thepofmeister]

aww.. tissue please! :.)

[robmasterman]

Superb collection of images John, I've walked every inch of this line in the early sixties photographing steam haled trains tackling the Big Bank....sad to see the dereliction, but it's good you were able to record it....Bob

[MrReakes]

Thanks for the memories. I was a fireman and guard in Radyr 1962-1977 and ended it at Walnut Tree as bank guard and spent many an hour with

Ken Jones signalman in the box.

[Johnfwake]

Hi John,

Is the Walnut Tree Junction the same spot as Taffs Well Station. If so I never new it was once called that.

Also, where about in Abertridwr was the Aber junction. I know the area reasonably well. Did the line used to go through the housing estate in Nantgarw, to Abertridwr. As you know there's a steep hill from Taffs Well to Nantgarw. One more question, where is the Rhumney railway banking shed.

Thanks in anticipation of a reply.

[Johnfwake]

Yes, Walnut Tree Junction was Taffs Well. Up at Aber junction it is now a trading estate. Drive into the estate and on the right will be the Caerphilly Aber line. The Rhymney Railway banking shed is still there. Go to Taffs Well Station and just as you drive in to the Park and Ride look to your left. It is the single story one entry brick built shed now being used by an engineering firm. Hope this ok for you. JFW

[Johnfwake]

Correction. Look to your right to see the shed.