Mining Heritage
First Cymru's Port Talbot depot based Alexander Dennis E20D 44627 passes the Cefn Coed Colliery Museum in the Dulais Valley when operating a southbound journey on Service X8 (Banwen-Seven Sisters-Crynant-Neath-Swansea) in June 2020.
The service has been operating at a reduced frequency since
early April 2020 just between the Upper Dulais Valley and Neath, and the E20Ds are now the usual allocation.
The museum tells the story of coal mining at the Cefn Coed Colliery, once the deepest anthracite coal mine in the world. Cefn Coed was one of the most dangerous coalmines in Wales where many men lost their lives in dangerous working conditions gaining the colliery the nickname of ‘The Slaughterhouse’. Despite this, well worth a visit.
Mining Heritage
First Cymru's Port Talbot depot based Alexander Dennis E20D 44627 passes the Cefn Coed Colliery Museum in the Dulais Valley when operating a southbound journey on Service X8 (Banwen-Seven Sisters-Crynant-Neath-Swansea) in June 2020.
The service has been operating at a reduced frequency since
early April 2020 just between the Upper Dulais Valley and Neath, and the E20Ds are now the usual allocation.
The museum tells the story of coal mining at the Cefn Coed Colliery, once the deepest anthracite coal mine in the world. Cefn Coed was one of the most dangerous coalmines in Wales where many men lost their lives in dangerous working conditions gaining the colliery the nickname of ‘The Slaughterhouse’. Despite this, well worth a visit.