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)


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