22nd July 1972
Branch Line Society
Glamorgan Railtour
DMU Used | set 353 (formed: 51138+59448+51151) |
Route :
DMU | Route |
as listed | Cardiff General - Grangetown - Ferry Road Sidings |
as listed | Ferry Road Sidings - Grangetown - Penarth Curve South - Penarth Curve North - Leckwith Jn - Llantrisant |
as listed | Llantrisant - Llanharry |
as listed | Llanharry - Llantrisant - Bridgend - Coity Jn |
as listed | Coity Jn - Bridgend & Coity Goods |
as listed | Bridgend & Coity Goods - Coity Jn - Tondu - Ogmore Jn - Caedu - Nantymoel Station (end of line) |
as listed | Nantymoel Station - Caedu - Ogmore Jn - Tondu |
as listed | Tondu - Ogmore Jn - Pontycymmer - Blaengarw LX (end of BR) |
as listed | Blaengarw LX - Pontycymmer - Ogmore Jn - Tondu - Cefn Jn - Pyle - Margam Moors - Port Talbot General (comfort stop) - Court Sart Jn - Dynevor Jn - Felin Fran G.C.G. East - Clydach-on-Tawe, Mond's Siding |
as listed | Clydach-on-Tawe - Felin Fran - Jersey Marine Jn North - Jersey Marine Jn South |
as listed | Jersey Marine Jn South - Neath Riverside - Aberdylais - Resolven |
as listed | Resolven - Aberdylais - Neath Riverside - Jersey Marine Jn South |
as listed | Jersey Marine Jn South - Dynevor Jn - Court Sart Jn - Port Talbot General (comfort stop) - Bridgend - Llantrisant |
as listed | Llantrisant - Coed Ely Station (end of line) |
as listed | Coed Ely Station - Llantrisant |
as listed | Llantrisant - Cwm Llantwit Colliery (end of BR) |
as listed | Cwm Llantwit Colliery - Common Branch Jn - Creigiau Quarry (end of line) |
as listed | Creigiau Quarry - Common Branch Jn |
as listed | Common Branch Jn - Llantrisant - Cardiff General |
Sources : Kevin
Driscoll, Bernard Mills & Cyril Crawley/R.C.T.S.
Photo Review
The tour, at Coed Ely station (photo: Bernard Mills)
From the Andrew Fairholm ticket collection.
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Kevin Driscoll)
M.C
|
Location | Booked (Actual) |
0.00
|
Cardiff General | 09.10d (09.10) |
1.17
|
Grangetown GF | 09*14 ~ 09*20 |
2.17
|
Ferry Road Sidings | 09.30 ~ 09.33 |
3.17
|
Grangetown GF | 09*43 ~ 09*50 |
3.42
|
Penarth Curve South Jn | 09/53 |
3.68
|
Penarth Curve North Jn | 09/54 |
4.39
|
Leckwith Jn | 09/56 |
14.26
|
Llantrisant | 10.10 ~ 10.34 |
15.49
|
Llanharry | 10.46 ~ 10.50 |
16.72
|
Llantrisant | 11*02 ~ 11*15 |
25.79
|
Bridgend | 11.28a ~ 11.32d |
27.06
|
Coity Jn | 11.37 ~ 11.40 |
27.46
|
Bridgend & Coity Goods | 11.45 ~ 11.48 |
28.06
|
Coity Jn | 11*53 ~ 11*54 |
29.76
|
Tondu | 11/59 |
30.12
|
Tondu Ogmore Jn | 12t01 ~ 12t02 |
34.74
|
Caedu | 12t16 ~ 12t17 |
37.09
|
Nantymoel Station (end of line) | 12.33 ~ 12.36 |
39.42
|
Caedu | 12t52 ~ 12t53 |
44.08
|
Tondu Ogmore Jn | 13t07 ~ 13t08 |
44.24
|
Tondu | 13.12 ~ 13.15 |
44.40
|
Tondu Ogmore Jn | 13/19 |
49.53
|
Pontycymmer | 13*35 ~ 13*37 |
50.18
|
Blaengarw LX (end of BR) | 13.41 ~ 13.42 |
50.63
|
Pontycymmer | 13*48 ~ 13*50 |
55.76
|
Tondu Ogmore Jn | 14/06 |
56.12
|
Tondu | 14t09 ~ 14t10 |
58.56
|
Cefn Jn | 14t20 ~ 14t21 |
62.08
|
Pyle | 14/33 |
63.10
|
Margam Moors | 14/37 |
66.62
|
Port Talbot General | 14.43a ~ 14.48d |
70.55
|
Court Sart Jn | 14/54 |
75.06
|
Felin Fran East | 15*01 ~ 15*08 |
76.41
|
Clydach-on-Tawe, Mond's Sdg | 15.18 ~ 15.21 |
77.76
|
Felin Fran | 15/30 |
80.22
|
Jersey Marine Jn North | 15/34 |
81.16
|
Jersey Marine Jn South | 15.38 ~ 15.41 |
84.08
|
Neath Riverside | 15/48 |
90.02
|
Resolven | 15.59 ~ 16.02 |
95.76
|
Neath Riverside | 16/13 |
98.68
|
Jersey Marine Jn South | 16.20 ~ 16.23 |
99.64
|
Dynevor Jn | 16/28 |
101.02
|
Court Sart Jn | 16/30 |
104.75
|
Port Talbot General | 16.36a ~ 16.48d |
116.65
|
Bridgend | 17.04a ~ 17.06d |
125.72
|
Llantrisant | 17.21 ~ 17.24 |
129.73
|
Coed Ely Station (end of line) | 17.34 ~ 17.38 |
133.74
|
Llantrisant | 17.48 ~ 17.52 |
137.69
|
Cwm Llantwit Colliery (end of BR) | 18.03 ~ 18.07 |
139.09
|
Common Branch Jn | 18*12 ~ 18*18 |
141.59
|
Cregiau (end of line) | 18.28 ~ 18.32 |
144.29
|
Common Branch Jn | 18.42 ~ 18.46 |
147.04
|
Llantrisant | 18*53 ~ 18*55 |
158.15
|
Cardiff General | 19.10a (20.08) |