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On a most miserable Winter's day, I cheer myself up knowing Spring is just around the corner. These daffodils were growing in Bute Park alongside the River Taff, smack bang in the centre of Cardiff
The Taff Bargoed Valley is a river valley near Pontypridd in South Wales, and lies off the Abercynon roundabout on the A470 road, and is approximately 14 miles from Cardiff. The main settlements are Nelson, Edwardsville, Quakers Yard, Treharris, Trelewis, and Bedlinog. The valley is situated where the three County Boroughs of Caerphilly, Rhondda Cynon Taff, and Merthyr Tydfil meet.
66086 approaches the site of the old Bedlinog signal box as it heads down the Taff Bargoed valley with 6C83 11:30
Cwmbargoed Opencast Colliery to Margam Terminal Complex
The Taff Bargoed Valley is a river valley near Pontypridd in South Wales, and lies off the Abercynon roundabout on the A470 road, and is approximately 14 miles from Cardiff. The main settlements are Nelson, Edwardsville, Quakers Yard, Treharris, Trelewis, and Bedlinog. The valley is situated where the three County Boroughs of Caerphilly, Rhondda Cynon Taff, and Merthyr Tydfil meet.
Sunbeams break through the canopy of trees on the Taff trail in Cardiff. Seen in Explore, highest position 22 on January 10 2016.
Two photos on the River Taff just south of Pontypridd. Taken during a walk from Taff's Well to Pontypridd, mainly on the trackbeds of former railways.
One shot is of a footbridge across the river and the other is looking northwards from the bridge. This once heavily polluted river in a highly industrialised area is now the habitat of fish, insects and birds.
Former Taff Vale Railway no. 85, built by Neilson, Reid & Co. in 1899, climbs Oakworth Bank on the 14th January 2017 with the five coach 13.15 Keighley to Oxenhope service.
The Taff Bargoed Valley is a river valley near Pontypridd in South Wales, and lies off the Abercynon roundabout on the A470 road, and is approximately 14 miles from Cardiff. The main settlements are Nelson, Edwardsville, Quakers Yard, Treharris, Trelewis, and Bedlinog. The valley is situated where the three County Boroughs of Caerphilly, Rhondda Cynon Taff, and Merthyr Tydfil meet.
Both Class 37's got a run out today with the welcome return of the second Rhymney diagram. Here 37418 crosses the River Taff before heading into the platform to work 2R24 17:46 Cardiff Central to Rhymney.
Sunrise over the River Taff in Cardiff, with the spire of Llandaff Cathedral reflected in the water.
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A June 1988 memory in the form of BR Railfreight 37799 'Sir Dyfed/County of Dyfed' recorded approaching the reception sidings with a delivery for Aberthaw Power Station. The loaded coal hoppers formed the 7C85 11:41 MGR from Taff Merthyr Colliery.
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Displaying For Sale posters in the lower deck windows, Taff Ely 7 (UTG 312G), a Willowbrook Bodied AEC Regent V, is seen here on a visit to the Oxford Bus Museum at Long Hanborough.
Seen in Explore.
Gull flying through the reflected sun off the River Taff in Cardiff. I was above the bird on the Millennium Stadium Boardwalk when I took this. I did no processing of the image other than a crop and a touch of noise reduction.
66076 heads along the banks of the River Taff as it approaches Radyr near Cardiff, working the 6C45 Tower Colliery to Aberthaw loaded coal train.
Two photos on the River Taff just south of Pontypridd. Taken during a walk from Taff's Well to Pontypridd, mainly on the trackbeds of former railways.
One shot is of a footbridge across the river and the other is looking northwards from the bridge. This once heavily polluted river in a highly industrialised area is now the habitat of fish, insects and birds.
After 16 years of continuous use since the first train departed Cwmbargoed on 9th January 2008, the line has finally closed with the demise of the coal mining operations at Fros Y Fran. In this scene, Class 66 No. 66136 seen at the head of the Taff Bargoed Valley in South Wales, negotiates the steep climb to Cwmbargoed on the 4VO1 coal empties from Hope sidings in Derbyshire to load with coal for the return journey. The steeply graded 11 km branch from the Rhymney line at Ystrad Mynach, climbs 200 metres in the last 6km section to Cwmbargoed. 16 February 2026.
Colas 37421 approaches Severn Tunnel Junction top "n" tailing a Serco formed of stock 6264 5981 977983 977868 with 37425 "Concrete Bob" working 1Z57 09.12 Derby R.T.C. [Network Rail] - Canton Taff Vale Sidings
37697 is approaching Ocean & Taff Merthyr Junction with a set of 14 empty MDV's from Taff Merthyr colliery to Nelson East Sidings.
As well as the train, the background illustrates valley life just before the coal industry was torpedoed. An ex-GWR ventilated van body serves as a blue painted shed, further up the track a Reliant van is tucked into the hill side, the gardens slope down and catch the sun, a number of greenhouses are in use probably growing fruit, flowers or a vine. The washing is drying on this mild and sunny Saturday.
37697 was built as D6943 at English Electric, it entered service new to Cardiff Canton 17/09/1964. Under TOPS it became 37243, in 1986 it was rebuilt as a 37/5 and numbered 37697. The loco was withdrawn 01/04/1999 and cut at C. F. Booth (Rotherham) in March 2006.
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Far from its former haunts in the Welsh valleys Taff Vale Railway class 02 no 85 leads MR 4F no 43924 up the Worth Valley with a passenger service during the KWVR gala.