scarab.jpg	A Scammel Scarab, once commonplace at railway yards across the country, preserved at the Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon, 28th August 2005.
tint2.JPG	Tintern Signal Box now serves as a craft shop, towards the north end of the site. A miniature railway runs alongside part of the formation. (1st May 2006).
tint1.JPG.jpg	Tintern, on the Chepstow to Monmouth line, was closed to passenger traffic in 1959 and abandoned with the total closure of the line in 1964. The station area is now a local authority run picnic site, with a railway theme. (1st May 2006).
sevbdge.JPG	The Sharpness - Lydney Severn Railway Bridge which was hit by two barges in foggy weather on 25th October 1960, demolishing two spans. The bridge was never repaired and stood for several more years with the spans missing. It was finally dismantled in the late 1960s. As a reminder of that night the remains of the two barges still lie in the River Severn just off Purton.
sboxaber.JPG	A view of the neat signal box at Aberystwyth, originally built in 1893. In 1924 the GWR installed a 100 lever frame. Aberystwyth signal box closed (and was later demolished) in April 1982, when the line became controlled by Radio Electric Token Block, controlled from Machynlleth.
btme.jpg	An evening shot of Bristol Temple Meads station in the early 1980s.
ccoed.JPG	Cefn Coed railway viaduct built in 1866 to carry the Brecon and Merthyr Railway over Taf Fawr. It has recently been refurbished by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council with the assistance of a grant from the National Lottery. The viaduct is 770 feet long with a height of 115 feet. The railway line was closed in the 1970s.
tint4.JPG	Tintern Station on a more peaceful occasion in January 1981.
cyn.JPG	Craig y Nos/Penwyllt Station looking north on 14th April 2006. The Neath & Brecon line to this point lingered on to serve the adjacent quarry until 1977 (officially closed 1981).
cyn2.JPG	Another view of Craig y Nos/Penwyllt looking south on 14th April 2006. It has been documented that the substantial station building was funded by opera singer Adelina Patti who lived at Craig Y Nos Castle.
maiden_newton.JPG	The boarded up GWR-style Signal Box at Maiden Newton, between Yeovil and Dorchester. Maiden Newton was the junction for the former Bridport Branch which closed on 5 May 1975. (Courtesy Justin Davies).
stroud.JPG	The former Great Western Cotswold stone goods shed at Stroud.
wxma.jpg	The signalman keeps a look out at Croesnewydd North Fork Signal Box in 1979; a Crosville Leyland National completes the scene.
bcn2.JPG	A general view of Brecon Free Street station site on 8th July 2006. The low boundary wall (centre, right) can often be seen in steam era photographs of this location and is now the only remaining reference point. Passenger services were withdrawn from Brecon at the end of 1962.
tal1.JPG	For a town of its size, Talybont on Usk on the Brecon and Merthyr line, had an impressive station building, seen here on 8th July 2006.
tal2.JPG	The platform side of Talybont on Usk station on 8th July 2006. This is the view looking north towards Brecon. The building is now used as an outdoor education centre, but the position of the platform clearly can be seen.
bcn1.JPG	The site of Brecon Free Street station on 8th July 2006. The running in board has been restored by the Breconshire Railway Society and returned to the original position it occupied for approximately a century.
ldod.JPG	The neatly restored signal box at Llandrindod Wells, photographed on 15th July 2006. The signal box is nowadays a railway museum and is of London & North Western Railway design. It originally controlled the Brooklands Road level crossing to the north of  the station.
onll1.JPG	More 'Neath & Breconry'. This is the scene at Onllwyn on 25th July 2006. Looking North, the washery is to the right and formation of the former line towards Colbren Junction can be seen beneath the footbridge to the left.
onll2.JPG	Onllwyn looking south on 25th July 2006. The line is still in use for coal trains to and from Onllwyn Washery. The position of the platform is clear in the centre of the picture.
glanrhyd.JPG	Glanrhyd Station on the Central Wales line, just north of Llandeilo closed in 1955 and is nowadays a private residence. 25th July 2006.
llanm3.JPG.jpg	A view taken at Llanmorlais looking in the opposite direction from the previous picture. Only the three concrete posts remain as evidence that this was once a railway. The line continued a short distance beyond the houses to serve a colliery. 3rd September 2006. 
Llanm1.JPG.jpg	The Gowerton South to Llanmorlais branch  opened in 1866-7 and passenger services lasted until January 1931, with freight continuing until August 1957. The remains of the platform at Penclawdd (the only intermediate station on the branch) can still be seen in this 3rd September 2006 view, while the station building is now a private dwelling.
llanm2.jpg	A view of the site of Llanmorlais Station, north Gower, looking towards Penclawdd on 3rd September 2006, taken from approximately the same point as the inset, which shows LMS 'Jinty' 0-6-0T no. 47480 on a railtour in July 1955. The branch closed in 1957 and the white building (left) is the former station house. The trackbed - as ever - is now a cycle path.
shrews.JPG	The magnificent Severn Bridge Junction Signal Box at Shrewsbury was built by the L&NWR and GWR in 1904. With 180 levers (not all now in use) this is the largest operational signal box in Europe. 9th September 2006.
mchrvic.JPG	The tiled map of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and war memorial at Manchester Victoria Station, 9th September 2006. 
Tondu.JPG	Tondu Signal Box on 17th September 2006. Once known as Tondu Middle, it is a GWR box dating from 1883 and controls the convergence of two branches off the South Wales Main Line towards Maesteg.
bute.JPG	The grade II listed Taff Vale Railway station building at Cardiff Bay (formerly Bute Road) on 10th October 2006. 
Pencoed.JPG	Pencoed Crossing Signal Box photographed on 11th November 2006. The box was demolished on 6th April 2007 as part of the Port Talbot East Resignalling Project.
Hirwauna.jpg	This is the point at which the 2 mile long branch to Penderyn Quarry diverged from the Vale of Neath line at Hirwaun - a section of rail can be seen in the roadway. The line to the limestone quarry closed in 1986. 27th November 2006.
danyg.JPG	Danygraig Shed (87C) was opened by the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway in 1896 and formerly housed the small tank engines which were used around Swansea Docks. The shed closed in March 1964. The line to the right led to the former Ford factory at Jersey Marine. Photo taken on 28th January 2007.
Barry.jpg	Barry Signal Box was built for the Barry Railway by Evans, O'Donnell & Co., based on a Great Eastern Design, in 1897. Photographed in June 2006.
dunvant1.JPG	A view of Dunvant Station looking south towards Swansea with the station house still in situ on 18th March 2007. 
dunvant2.JPG	A view of Dunvant Station remains looking north towards Gowerton on 18th March 2007. The ramp (right, foreground) is a post-closure addiition which has narrowed the trackbed at this point. The line closed to passengers in 1964 and to freight the year after.
killay1.JPG	Killay Station looking north towards Dunvant on 18th March 2007. There was once a coal yard to the right of the picture - some rails remain, marking the boundary.
killay2.JPG	Another view of Killay Station looking north. The former station building (white) is now a celebrated real ale hostelry, named appropriately 'The Railway Inn'. Efforts to improve drainage have revealed vast quantities of ballast!
killay3.JPG	The platforms and trackbed at Killay, looking south towards Swansea. 18th March 2007.
gsouth.JPG	The former LMS station at Gowerton was named Gowerton South to distinguish it from the GWR's station on the Swansea - Llanelli route, which was called Gowerton North. This is the site of Gowerton South on 18th March 2007.
swvic1.jpg	Although Swansea Victoria Station closed in 1965 (Swansea Leisure Centre now occupies the site), the remains of the high level lines which ran along its southern side survive, alongside what is now known as Victoria Quay in Swansea Maritime Quarter. 18th March 2007.
swvic2.jpg	At the entrance to Swansea's Victoria Quay is this reminder of the area's railway heritage. It could well be quite appropriate, since it is possible that 'Jubilee' 4-6-0 no. 45565 'Victoria' worked into Swansea Victoria at some point. (45565 was withdrawn in January 1967 and cut up by Draper's of Hull that July). 18th March 2007.
swvic3.jpg	Elsewhere in Swansea's Victoria Quay a number of other items of artwork have been incorporated into the design of buildings, such as this representation of a locomotive smokebox. 18th March 2007.
gcg6.jpg	On the southern section of the GWR's planned route from Gwaun Cae Gurwen to Swansea Docks, only the line from Felin Fran (Swansea District Line) to Clydach and Daren Colliery, Trebanos was ever completed. The ground was prepared up to a tunnel which was driven just above the avenue in Pontardawe to allow the line to go up to the Brynamman area. This is a view from the unfinished tunnel at Pontardawe, taken in the 1980s.
prhyd1.JPG	The former Port Talbot Railway red brick viaduct on the line from Tonygroes to Tonmawr. 25th March 2007.
prhyd2.JPG	Pontrhydyfen's 'other' viaduct: it was built by John Reynolds in 1825 initially to carry a tramway and then a canal to supply water to a nearby iron works. 25th March 2007.
cym1.JPG	Just south of Cymmer, this lattice girder viaduct once connected the GWR line from Maesteg to the South Wales Mineral Railway to Glyncorrwg. 25th March 2007.
cym3.JPG.jpg	Heading north from Cymmer, the GWR would have passed beneath this road bridge. 25th March 2007.
cym2.JPG.jpg	Known locally as 'The Refresh', the refreshment room of the Rhondda & Swansea Bay Railway's station at Cymmer Afan now serves as a public house. This was the view looking north towards Blaengwynfi on 25th March 2007. 
cym4.JPG	The remains of Cynonville Halt, on the former R&SB line, looking towards Cymmer on 25th March 2007.
bhsh5.JPG	One of the very few remaining pieces of the 'old' Birmingham Snow Hill is this decorative doorway in Livery St., complete with GWR insignia and coat of arms. 28th March 2007.
bhms1.JPG	The restored concourse of Birmingham Moor Street oozes steam age atmosphere! 28th March 2007.
bhms.JPG	The wonderfully restored - if a little overgrown - terminus platforms at Birmingham Moor Street on 28th March 2007. What a pity funding could not be found to bring the platforms back into use as suggested by the station's owners, Chiltern Railways.
bishton.JPG	The neat 'box at Bishton which supervises the level crossing on the outskirts of that village. The 'box was downgraded to Ground Frame status as part of the Newport MAS scheme in April 1961 and normally is manned from 1000-1800, although vehicles no taller than a motor car can use an adjacent underpass. 31st March 2007.
aberc1.JPG	Abercynon Signal Box - which controlled the junction of the Merthyr and Aberdare lines - and semaphore signals on 9th April 2007. This scene changed dramatically when the station was upgraded in 2008 ready for an increased frequency on the Merthyr line.
aberc2.JPG	The former Abercynon loco shed on 9th April 2007. The shed was coded AYN by the GWR, or 88E by BR. It had an allocation of 27 locomotives in 1950 and closed in 1964.
gcg7.jpg	A more accessible structure on the GWR's 'aspirational' line from Gwaun cae Gurwen to Felin Fran is this bridge at Glyn Meirch Road, Trebanos, photographed on 19th May 2007. Had the First World War not intervened, this bridge would have become busy with trains taking coal from the GCG area to Swansea Docks.
gcg4.jpg	The trackbed of the line from Gwaun Cae Gurwen to Cwmgors, looking towards an overbridge between those two points. The width of the trackbed indicates that the GWR was planning a substantial 'main line' railway here. In the event, only a single track line to Duke Colliery, Cwmgors, was ever opened. 20th May 2007.
gcg5.jpg	Looking in the opposite direction (i.e. towards Gwaun Cae Gurwen) from the same standpoint as in the previous photograph. 20th May 2007.
gcg2.jpg	Another view of the four arch viaduct at Gwaun Cae Gurwen, intended to carry the east curve towards Cwmgors and - if the plan had come to fruition - on towards Pontardawe and Swansea. The viaduct was never brought into use. 20th May 2007.
gcg1.jpg	Many of the pictures in this section depict scenes from closed railways, but here's part of one which never opened! In 1911 the GWR obtained powers to construct a line from Gwaun Cae Gurwen via Pontardawe and Clydach to shorten the route to Swansea Docks for coal traffic. The First World War intervened and so it was never completed. Several aborted structures can be seen along the route including a four arch viaduct (left) at GCG which was intended to form a triangular junction with the Ammanford line (right) and the section of the route to Cwmgors which was part of the original plan and ran from right to left in the background of this picture. That section opened to coal traffic in 1923. (20th May 2007).
gcg3.jpg	It is difficult to get an overall view of the substantial viaduct intended to carry the east curve at Gwaun Cae Gurwen because it is now largely overwhelmed by trees. However, some idea of the scale of the structure may be seen by peering through the undergrowth in this view, taken on 20th May 2007.
bmcrd.JPG	Church Road Station, on the former Brecon and Merthyr line, closed on 16th September 1957 and is now a private residence. The still used vestigial remains of the B&M from Newport to Machen Quarry can be seen to the right. 23rd June 2007.
bmrhiw.JPG	Rhiwderin Station, also on the Brecon & Merthyr line, closed to passengers as long ago as 1st March 1954. Now in use as a private residence, it was photographed on 23rd June 2007.
hay1.JPG	A more recent view of Hay on Wye Goods shed, now in use as an agricultural store, taken on 7th July 2007.
hay2.JPG	The opposite end of Hay on Wye goods shed, taken through the fence on 7th July 2007. This building is virtually the only remnant of the railway at Hay, the remainder of the station site now having been built upon.
hay3.JPG	Opposite the former station site at Hay on Wye is a further reminder that a railway once ran through the town! 7th July 2007. The line between Hereford and Brecon closed in 1963.
titley.JPG	The remote station at Titley Junction, Herefordshire is now a private residence, but with a preservation centre being developed on the the former trackbed of the Leominster and Kington line which closed to passengers in 1955 and to freight in 1964. 8th July 2007.
cll1a.JPG	20 years later... A more recent picture taken at Golden Grove, looking towards Llandeilo, taken on 10th August 2007.
cll1b.JPG	To the uninitiated this is just another farm track; it is, however, the trackbed of the Llandeilo to Carmarthen line, looking towards Carmarthen on 10th August 2007.
cll2a.JPG	Another view of Dryslwyn, taken on 10th August 2007.
cll2b.JPG	Dryslwyn, with the trackbed towards Llandeilo visible beyond the crossing gate on 10th August 2007.
cll4.JPG	The remains of Nantgaredig Station looking towards Carmarthen on 10th August 2007. The former station building (left) has been considerably enlarged to two storeys since the line closed.
llanfpg.JPG	A 1960s view of the long station nameboard at Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch in Anglesey. When the railway was built between Chester and Holyhead at the beginning of the 1850's, a local committee was put together to try and encourage trains, travellers and 19th century tourists to stop at the village. It is believed that the name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch was invented by a cobbler from Menai Bridge. It translates as: 'St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the church of St Tysilio of the red cave'.
zzz.JPG	Oil tail lamps....remember?
Amm.JPG	The station building at Ammanford Town, on the Gwaun Cae Gurwen branch, photographed in 1986, shortly before it was dismantled.
Amma.JPG	A second view of Ammanford Town station building in 1986.
Caedu.JPG	Caedu Signal Box, Ogmore Vale in 1987, shortly before it was moved to the Gwili Railway.
Caedua.JPG	A second view of Caedu Signal Box during 1987.
Gow.JPG	The redundant footbridge at Gowerton in 1987; it was dismantled and taken to the Gwili Railway in February the following year.
mchrc2.jpg	Disused platforms at Manchester Central on a typically wet day in the North West. 18th August 1980.
bhsh2.JPG.jpg	A view looking south at Birmingham Snow Hill on 2nd February 1980. The bridge girders over Great Charles Street can be seen in the centre of the picture. Nowadays a new Snow Hill station occupies the site.
bhsh3.jpg	The southern tunnels at Snow Hill on 2nd February 1980.
cll2.jpg	Dryslwyn, on the Carmarthen to Llandeilo line in April 1987.
card5.jpg	A view of Crymmych Arms on the Whitland to Cardigan line, looking towards Whitland, in April 1987.
card8.jpg	The remains of Cardigan Station, looking towards the goods shed in April 1987. The small engine shed stood just out of sight to the right.
eveshamrd2.JPG.jpg	A closer look at the disused Evesham Road Crossing 'box on 26th January 1980. The line from Stratford-upon-Avon to Cheltenham was closed and dismantled in the 1970s although the southern section has now been reopened by the Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway.
cll1.jpg	The former Carmarthen to Llandeilo line is another where several significant structures remain intact. This was Golden Grove Station, now a private dwelling but still displaying a signal arm in April 1987.
card2.jpg	Llanglydwen Station on the former Whitland to Cardigan line, April 1987.
card1.jpg	A view of Login Station on the Whitland to Cardigan line, which closed September 1962. Picture taken in April 1987.
cll3.jpg	The remains of Llanarthney, on the Carmarthen to Llandeilo line in April 1987.
card6.jpg	The overgrown remains of Boncath station, Cardigan branch, in April 1987.
wxmgen2.jpg	Enamel British Railways direction signs at Wrexham, 1977.
tenby.jpg	A view of Tenby Station taken shortly after the end of the steam age. Note the water crane, centre background. 
hay.jpg	The former goods shed at Hay on Wye, photographed on 9th February 1980.
ney3.jpg	Evidence of the platform at Neyland on 16th February 1980.
ney1.jpg	The site of the once-extensive station at Neyland, photographed on 16th February 1980. The body of GWR 'Toad' brakevan no. 68860 lies on the formation.
ney2.jpg	Rails still in situ on the quayside at Neyland on 16th February 1980; the station closed to traffic on 15th June 1964.
bhamcurzon.jpg	The London and Birmingham Railway was the first to make it to the city centre when it opened a station at Curzon Street, Birmingham in 1838. Design was by Philip Hardwick who also built the long-lamented original structure at Euston. The opening of New Street Station in 1854 spelled the end of Curzon St. as a passenger terminus and it remained as a goods-only terminal until 1966. (2nd February 1980).
bhsh1.jpg	The celebrated GWR station at Birmingham Snow Hill closed in March 1972 and the buildings were demolished in 1977. This was the scene looking north on 2nd February 1980.
bgp2.jpg	Bath Green Park on 20th February 1980. The train shed lost a lot of glass during bombing raids in April 1942. This wasn't replaced until restoration of the building after closure.
bgp.JPG.jpg	The frontage of Bath Green Park, noted terminus of the Somerset & Dorset Railway, with conservation work under way on 20th February 1980. The station closed to passengers on 7th March 1966 and goods on 31st May 1971.
eveshamrd1.JPG.jpg	A general view of Evesham Road Crossing on the - by then - closed GWR Stratford-upon-Avon to Honeybourne route photographed on 26th January 1980. This modern 'box was opened on 12th June 1960 to replace a smaller, more traditional design of 1891 which stood between it and the crossing.
card4.jpg	Llanfyrnach on the former Whitland to Cardigan line, April 1987.
mchrc.jpg	Manchester Central Station on 18th August 1980, before it was converted to the G-Mex exhibition and conference centre. The last train departed from the station in May 1966 but the building's Grade II listed status ensured its survival.
card7.jpg	The remains of Cardigan Station, with the single platform and station building still present in April 1987. Passenger trains last called here in September 1962 and the line closed to goods the following May.
bhsh4.jpg	Faded glory: detail of the elaborate mosaic floor which once graced the Refreshment Room on platform 7 at Birmingham Snow Hill. How many journeys began with a cup of tea here? September 1978.
cwmb.jpg	The site of the former platforms at Cwmbargoed on the Ystrad Mynach to Dowlais (Cae Harris) Taff Bargoed Joint Line. Although the line is still used for coal from Cwmbargoed, the line was closed to passengers from 15th June 1964 and the line beyond Cwmbargoed to Dowlais was taken out of use in 1983. This view is looking towards Bedlinog on 31st May 2008.
cwmba.jpg	An overbridge on the abandoned trackbed of the Taff Bargoed Joint Line near Ffos y fran (looking towards Cwmbargoed) on 31st May 2008. Inevitably, a sheep is included in the picture!
cwmbb.jpg	A view of the abandoned trackbed of the Taff Bargoed Joint Line near Ffos y fran (looking towards Cwmbargoed) on 31st May 2008. 
maesnr.jpg	The site of the Port Talbot Railway's Maesteg (Neath Road) station, photographed on 2nd June 2008. The passenger service was withdrawn in September 1933, but the line remained open for freight until 1964.
soton.jpg	The disused Southern Railway signalbox at Southampton Central. Ugly, but typical of Southern Railway architecture. 23rd August 2008.
Barry1.jpg	The former Barry Dock Office is nowadays in use as a local government building. The red brick and Portland stone building was opened in 1900 as the general office of the Barry Railway. The clock tower was not part of the original design but was added during construction. 24th August 2008.
Chester.jpg	A distance notice from London Midland Region days, still on view at Chester on 3rd September 2008.
Gobowen.jpg	The running-in board at Gobowen is a nice touch - even if the 'for Oswestry' part of the message nowadays means a change to a local bus service. 2nd September 2008.
birk.jpg	A reminder of Merseyrail's heritage above a doorway at Birkenhead Central on 1st September 2008.
birk2.jpg	The former Mersey Railway station building at Birkenhead Central on 1st September 2008.
rhyl.jpg	The boarded up London & North Western Railway Rhyl No. 2 signalbox on 3rd September 2008.
aberd.jpg	The former station building at Aberdare High Level, disused but still intact on 11th October 2008.
giles.jpg	Gileston, on the Vale of Glamorgan line, once boasted a very neat, well maintained station which also served the nearby village of St. Athan. The last passenger boarded a train here on 15th June 1964 but the now overgrown station building remains, as seen on 12th October 2008.
BTMa.jpg	The interior of the train shed of the original Brunel terminus at Bristol Temple Meads which was built in 1839-41 for the GWR. 1st November 2008.
BTMb.jpg	Looking in the opposite direction from the previous picture, the interior of Brunel's original Bristol Temple Meads Station. The station closed to rail traffic in 1965. 1st November 2008. 
BTMc.jpg	The elaborate exterior of Brunel's original terminus at Bristol Temple Meads, 1st November 2008.
BTMd.jpg	Next door to Temple Meads is Bristol & Exeter House. It was the original headquarters of the Bristol & Exeter Railway, designed by F.C. Fripp and completed in October 1854.
BTMf.jpg	The exterior of the 1870s station building at Bristol Temple Meads, taken on 1st November 2008. The flagpole marks the position of a spire which was destroyed by bombing on 3rd January 1941.
BTW.jpg	Ashton Swing Bridge, Bristol on 1st November 2008. The bridge was built by John Lysaght and Co and opened on the 3rd October 1906. Originally, the bridge was a double decker with a road along the higher level.
BTM.jpg	This plaque, now on display at Bristol Temple Meads, was originally fixed to the east portal of Patchway Tunnel to commemorate the opening of the railway between Bristol and Portskewett on the Gloucester to South Wales line. The railway was 12 miles long and included two tunnels at Patchway and a ferry crossing at New Passage. This bottleneck was eventually superseded by the Severn Tunnel which opened in 1886.
BTWa.jpg	The interior of Ashton Swing Bridge, Bristol. The bridge was last swung in February 1934 and was fixed in position in 1951. Road traffic across the top deck ceased in 1965 and the railway line across the bridge was singled in 1976. Photo: 1st November 2008.
caerleon.jpg	The station building at Caerleon, just north of Newport, on 29th November 2008. Caerleon Station closed when local services were withdrawn from 30th April 1962.
swdock.jpg	A short section of the complex of Swansea Harbour Trust lines which once surrounded the South Dock can still be seen on the remnant of the swingbridge, which dates from 1900. 6th December 2008.
wxm.jpg	Croesnewydd North Fork Signal Box, Wrexham in 1979. This was once one of several substantial signalboxes in this area.
pant.jpg	Pant station, near Merthyr Tydfil, during the early 1980s. It's difficult to imagine a scene of greater devastation! Trains last called here in December 1962.
clyd.jpg	The entrance to Clydach Tunnel on the bleak LNWR Abergavenny to Merthyr line. The line closed on 6th January 1958.
pontypool.jpg	Pontypool Road South Signal Box photographed shortly before closure in 1979. The size of this structure is an indication of the former importance of Pontypool Road as a railway centre.
claytona.jpg	A second view of Clayton West Station Cabin on 17th November 1979.
taunton.jpg	Taunton West Signal Box photographed in the early 1980s. This box closed on 12 May 1986 and was subsequently demolished.
wxmb.jpg	A view of the approach to Wrexham General Station in 1979. The station has recently been restored, but BR's Commer Walk-Thru vans and its C&D parcels service are history.
clayton.jpg	Clayton West 'box was a Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway design, opened in 1879. A new 20 lever frame was installed in 1961 and the box closed when the BR passenger service was withdrawn from the Clayton West branch in 1983. (17th November 1979).
swviv.jpg	The 1910-built locomotive shed of Vivian & Sons Ltd. on the west bank of the River Tawe at Hafod, Swansea becomes visible each winter, once the leaves have fallen. The shed at one time housed Beyer Peacock (6172/1924) 0-4-4-0 Garratt locomotive no. 10 which was used in conjunction with the substantial copper industry that formerly dominated this area. 13th December 2008.
swland.jpg	A general view of Swansea Landore Diesel Depot (87E), taken in the early 1970s. A class 52 'Western' can be seen in the running shed.
Glanaman.jpg	Glanamman Station Signal Box on the Pantyffynnon to GCG line, as seen on 11th January 2009. The 'box has been out of use since 1958, but its size is testament to the coal and tinplate traffic which dominated this area.
Swanvic.jpg	Some interesting items of memorabilia pop up on ebay periodically. Here's a rusty but rare Swansea Victoria 'totem' which was auctioned some time ago.
GCG5c.jpg	Cwmgors station looking towards the Gwaun Cae Gurwen direction. 16th January 2009.
GCG5b.jpg	A closer look at the Cwmgors station building. 16th January 2009.
GCG5d.jpg	Rails are still in situ beyond this point on the former Cwmgors branch. This is the view looking towards Pontardawe on 16th January 2009.
GCG5a.jpg	A view of the unfinished and now derelict station building at Cwmgors, looking in the Pontardawe direction. 16th January 2009.
Halton.jpg	Halton Station on the Midland Railway Lancaster to Wennington line in 2003. The line closed in 1968.
NeathBJ.jpg	Neath and Brecon Junction Signal Box at the remains of Neath Riverside Station on 21st February 2009. The signalbox door looks like it has come from the local B&Q!
Ferryside.jpg	The signal box and semaphores at Ferryside, photographed on 9th March 2009.
LlanWest.jpg	Llanelli West 'box, now reduced to the status of a Ground Frame, on 9th March 2009.
Shrewsa.jpg	A asample of the fine array of semaphore signals still to be seen around Shrewsbury. 14th March 2009. 
swnc.jpg	The stone piers of the former Swansea New Cut Bridge (1863-1965) stand in the River Tawe on 11th June 2009.
Cefna.jpg	The trackbed of the Porthcawl to Cefn Junction (closed November 1973) line as it approaches the junction. The present Port Talbot to Tondu line is beyond the railings in the centre of the picture. 11th July 2009.
Cefn.jpg	An interesting survival is Cefn Junction Signal Box, which was constructed in 1898 and controlled the junction of the Port Talbot Railway from Tondu to Port Talbot and the branch to Porthcawl via Pyle. The Tondu to Port Talbot line, until recently used by trains from Parc Slip opencast site, is just out of view to the left. 11th July 2009.
Llandarcy.jpg	Llandarcy Signal Box, built in 1920, on the Swansea District Line and photographed on 12th July 2009. Latterly reduced to Ground Frame status, the 46 lever 'box was known at Lonlas South until 1923.
Morrw1.jpg	A picture taken from the site of the GWR's Morriston Station looking north on 23rd August 2009. BR renamed it Morriston (West) to distinguish it from the Midland Railway station, Morriston (East). The line continued beyond the A48 overbridge to meet the Swansea District Line at Felin Fran and on occasions was used as a diversionary route when engineering work prevented trains reaching Swansea High Street via Llansamlet.
Morrw2.jpg	Morriston (West) station seen from the A48 - the bridge (right) is that seen from platform level in the previous picture. The white building to the left was at one time the station building. The line closed to passengers in June 1956 and to freight in October 1965.
Hirwaun.jpg	The remains of Hirwaun Station, looking east on the Vale of Neath Line, photographed on 31st August 2009. The station closed in 1962.
BPGV.jpg	The remains of the station at Pontyates (looking towards Burry Port) on the Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway photographed on 19th September 2009. Passenger traffic ceased in 1953, but the line remained open for coal traffic until the local collieries closed in 1996.
BPGVa.jpg	A second view of Pontyates looking towards Burry Port on 19th September 2009. As a consequence of low bridges along the route, in its later years the line famously employed class 03 and subsequently 08 locomotives with cut-down cabs.
BPGVb.jpg	The level crossing at Pontyates, looking towards Cwm Mawr on 19th September 2009.
BPGVc.jpg	Pontyberem looking towards Cwm Mawr, BP&GV, on 19th September 2009. The station platform was situated just beyond the gate. Hope Helen - whoever she is - enjoyed her birthday!
BPGVd.jpg	Pontyberem looking towards Burry Port on 19th September 2009.
COLE.jpg	The area around Coleford Goods Shed in the Forest of Dean has been developed into a museum, as seen on 26th September 2009.
COLEa.jpg	A second view of Coleford Railway Museum on 26th September 2009. Built in 1883, this listed building is the last surviving part of Coleford Station, which once connected the town with Monmouth and Lydney.
COLEb.jpg	The former Cogload Signal Box has pride of place outside the goods shed at Coleford but has been renamed Coleford Junction. It has the lever frame from Shelwick Junction. 26th September 2009.
COLEc.jpg	The area around Coleford Goods Shed has been developed into a museum, as seen on 26th September 2009. The Coleford branch closed in 1967.
COLEd.jpg	GWR Toad brakevan no. 35959 at Coleford on 26th September 2009.
RUSP.jpg	Ruspidge Halt, Cinderford was formerly served by Auto Trains from Newnham on Severn to Drybrook. The halt closed in 1958 but a short section of platform and a nameboard remains. 26th September 2009.
RUSPa.jpg	At Ruspidge Halt, Berry Wiggins tank wagon 171 (no. 749652) occupies the site. Bitumen traffic to Berry Wiggins at Whimsey kept the line open until 1967; 171 was one of the last unfitted private owner wagons built, in 1964. 26th September 2009.
RUSPb.jpg	A further look at Ruspidge Halt on 26th September 2009. Ruspidge Halt is nowadays the southern starting point of the Cinderford Linear Park.
RUSPc.jpg	A further view of Ruspidge Halt, looking towards Newnham on Severn on 26th September 2009.