An Uncertain Future
66023 seen at Seven Sisters brings in 6 MEA box wagons loaded with anthracite coal from Gwaun Cae Gurwen (via Swansea Burrows) for washing and blending at the Onllwyn plant (6B28). The train also comprises empty container wagons which will be loaded with coal for dispatch to Margam and ultimately Mossend. I gather from intelligence reports on Freightmaster that coal mining at Gwaun Cae Gurwen will cease next week. There will be further trains to bring in stockpiled coal, but I am not sure what this means for the future of the Onllwyn branch.
An Uncertain Future
66023 seen at Seven Sisters brings in 6 MEA box wagons loaded with anthracite coal from Gwaun Cae Gurwen (via Swansea Burrows) for washing and blending at the Onllwyn plant (6B28). The train also comprises empty container wagons which will be loaded with coal for dispatch to Margam and ultimately Mossend. I gather from intelligence reports on Freightmaster that coal mining at Gwaun Cae Gurwen will cease next week. There will be further trains to bring in stockpiled coal, but I am not sure what this means for the future of the Onllwyn branch.