Tag: Sirhowy Valley

Monmouthshire’s Lost Railways – Book Review

Author: Peter Dale
Publisher: Stenlake Publishing
ISBN: 9781840335613
Price: RRP £11.95
Publication Date: November 2011
Number of pages: 48
Format: Softcover
How Obtained: Purchased

Posted December 28, 2022 by Mark in Abergavenny, Brecon and Merthyr Railway, Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway, Miscellaneous, Monmouthshire, Nine Mile Point, Tredegar, Valleys Railways, Wye Valley / 0 Comments

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Steam in South Wales: Volume 4, Monmouthshire – Retro Review

Author: Michael Hale
Publisher: Oxford Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780860932857
Price: S/H copies available from about £11-£24 depending on condition
Published: April 1984
Number of pages: 96
Format: Hardback
How Obtained: Purchased

Posted July 11, 2022 by Mark in Miscellaneous, Monmouthshire, Newport, Pontypool Road, Severn Tunnel, Sirhowy Valley, South Wales Main Line, Tredegar, Valleys Railways, Western Region / 0 Comments

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Memoirs of the Sirhowy Branch: 1868 to 1960 – Retro Review

Author: W.W. Tasker
Publisher: Treowen Press
ISBN: 0952480301
Price: S/H copies available from £10 to £25 depending on edition and condition
Publication: 1994
Number of pages: 181
Format: Paperback
How Obtained: Purchased

Posted May 10, 2022 by Mark in LMS, London and North Western Railway, Miscellaneous, Nine Mile Point, Pre-Grouping Companies, Sirhowy Valley, Tredegar, Valleys Railways / 0 Comments

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The Origins of the LMS in South Wales – Book Review

Authors: Gwyn Briwnant-Jones and Denis Dunstone
Publisher: Gomer Press (now Y Lolfa)
ISBN: 9781859026717
Price: RRP £25 but discounted to £15
Publication: 21st September 2020
Number of pages: 157
Format: Paperback
How Obtained: Purchased

Posted February 11, 2022 by Mark in LMS, London and North Western Railway, Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway, Midland Railway, Miscellaneous, Pre-Grouping Companies, Sirhowy Valley, Tredegar / 0 Comments

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Sirhowy Valley Line – Book Review

Authors: Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith
Publisher: Middleton Press
ISBN: 9781906008123
Price: £18.95
Publication Date: 1st August 2007
Number of pages: 96
Format: Hardback
How Obtained: Purchased

Posted January 14, 2022 by Mark in LMS, London and North Western Railway, Miscellaneous, Newport, Sirhowy Valley, Tredegar, Valleys Railways / 0 Comments

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‘Britannia’: The Wonderful Travelling Engine of the Sirhowy Tramroad

The first ‘Branch Lines post:
‘Britannia: The Wonderful Travelling Engine of the Sirhowy Tramroad’.
A profile of the first Stephenson steam locomotive used on the Sirhowy Tramroad.

Posted August 21, 2021 by Mark in Branch lines / 0 Comments

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Railways in the Sirhowy Valley – Retro Review

Author: W.W. Tasker
Publisher: Oakwood Press
ISBN: 0853614156
Price: S/H copies available from £5 to £14 depending on edition and condition
Publication: 1978; enlarged edition 1992
Number of pages: 128
Format: Paperback
How Obtained: Purchased

Posted June 4, 2021 by Mark in LMS, London and North Western Railway, Miscellaneous, Sirhowy Valley, Tramroad, Tredegar, Valleys Railways / 0 Comments

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Track Layout Diagrams: Section 41, L.N.W.R. Dowlais and Sirhowy Lines – Retro Review

Author: R.A Cooke
Publisher: Self Published
Price: Originally £3.90. Copies currently for sale at about £13 – £15
Publication: 1986
Number of pages: 46
Format: Softcover
How Obtained: Purchased

Posted March 12, 2021 by Mark in LMS, London and North Western Railway, Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway, Miscellaneous, Sirhowy Valley, Valleys Railways / 0 Comments

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The Sirhowy Valley and its Railways – Retro Review

Authors: D.S. Barrie and Charles Lee
Publisher: Railway Publishing Co.
Price: S/H £20 -£45 depending on condition
Publication: 1940
Number of pages: 36
Format: Hardback
How Obtained: Purchased

Posted February 12, 2021 by Mark in LMS, Miscellaneous, Sirhowy Valley, Tramroad, Valleys Railways / 0 Comments

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Rails in the Valleys – Retro Review

Author: James Page
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 0715389793
Price: S/H around £5 to £15 depending on condition
Publication Date: 1989
Number of pages: 192
Format: Hardback
How Obtained: Purchased

Posted January 15, 2021 by Mark in Miscellaneous, Sirhowy Valley, Valleys Railways / 0 Comments

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