Great Video, 5 stars! Interesting railway, videos from on board the train are always interesting, check out my drivers eye view video of The Bekonscot Model Railway.
Isnt there talk of reopening the headland tunnel and running through to barry pier,I went throught it in my youth to catch a Campbell White Funnel Steamer,or is my memory going,still it would be nice...
@MrReakes hi yes i know jeff very well.but im not sure he was at abercynon i thought he was at radyr.but yes he knows me very well he runs the radyr rusty rail reunion every year at cardiff all abercynon men and radyr men.i know your name were you at radyr.when they closed abercynon i went to radyr as a guard then to treherbert as a passenger guard,but i started in 1960 as a cleaner /fireman
Great Video, 5 stars! Interesting railway, videos from on board the train are always interesting, check out my drivers eye view video of The Bekonscot Model Railway.
60103Henry 2 years ago
Isnt there talk of reopening the headland tunnel and running through to barry pier,I went throught it in my youth to catch a Campbell White Funnel Steamer,or is my memory going,still it would be nice...
r0g3r5m1th 3 years ago
in 1960 i was priviliged to work at abercynon depot where 5643 was stabled great locomotive
toptennor 3 years ago
I'm a driver at Barry and had a day on 5643. It runs like a sewing machine! Lovely engine.
D1074 3 years ago 3
Did you know jeff riley a fireman at abercyon
around this time.
mike
MrReakes 1 year ago
@MrReakes hi yes i know jeff very well.but im not sure he was at abercynon i thought he was at radyr.but yes he knows me very well he runs the radyr rusty rail reunion every year at cardiff all abercynon men and radyr men.i know your name were you at radyr.when they closed abercynon i went to radyr as a guard then to treherbert as a passenger guard,but i started in 1960 as a cleaner /fireman
MrHuwwilliams 1 year ago
@MrHuwwilliams
Hi HUGH
good to hear from you I know you, I was a fireman/guard in Radyr and Train preparer
in radyr and have met you in the reunion not been down for the last 2 years is Roy
Jones still alive ?? i met him last in roy rees funeral he said that he would ring me but he never did.
best wishes mike reakes
MrReakes 1 year ago
Dont you just luv em
francepourmoi 4 years ago 2