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Railways and Industry in the Tondu Valleys: Bridgend to Treherbert

Railways and Industry in the Tondu Valleys: Bridgend to Treherbert

Bridgend to Treherbert

by John Hodge and Stuart V. Davies
Hardback
Publication Date: 01/10/2019

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The book begins with a history of the industrial development of the Tondu Valleys, including the succession of great industrialists who led the way in the area.

This is followed by a chapter on the position of the Tondu Valleys in the South Wales Coalfield with colliery and colliery company details. Railway passenger services are next covered, followed by railway coal services. Then follows a detailed account of the sole railway depot which covered all the operations in the Tondu Valleys.

A location specific account then follows of Llynfi Valley detailing both railway and colliery aspects, following the line from Bridgend, through Tondu, and all locations to Cymmer Afan and on to the original terminus at Abergwynfi, then from Blaengwynfi through the Rhondda Tunnel to Treherbert.

The north end of the South Wales Mineral Railway became an adjunct to the Tondu Valley with the closure of the former Rhondda & Swansea Bay line and this is also included in similar detail. The closure of the passenger service in 1970 and renaissance of a new service from Maesteg to Cardiff in 1992 concludes the account. Detailed Appendices of operating statistics completes this very comprehensive account.

The book is the fullest account ever produced of this part of the South Wales scene and is a must for anyone interested in either the railway or mining activities (or both) in this part of South Wales. A further volume covering the Ogmore & Garw Valleys (and associated lines) and the Porthcawl branch is planned.

ISBN:
9781526727251
9781526727251
Category:
Trains & railways: general interest
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
01-10-2019
Language:
English
Publisher:
Pen & Sword Books Limited
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
200
Dimensions (mm):
282x216mm
John Hodge

John Hodge is a retired railwayman, who started his career on the Western Region in Cardiff, he later transferred to Paddington. He has always had an interest in railway history and research, writing numerous articles and books for a number of publishers. John Hodge lives in Haywards Heath in East Sussex, where he continues to write and research Welsh railway history.

Stuart V. Davies

Stuart V. Davies is a native of the Ogmore Valley and spent much of his formative years observing the operations at Tondu depot and its associated railway environs. This inspired him to pursue a railway career based initially in South Wales, then Carlisle, Bristol, East Anglia and the West Midlands, finally becoming a Senior Operations Executive.

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