Lost Lines of Wales: Monmouthshire Eastern Valley – Book Review

Author: Geoffrey Lloyd
Publisher: Graffeg Books
ISBN: 9781802581089
Price: RRP £8.99
Publication Date: 6th September 2022
Number of pages: 64
Format: Hardback
How Obtained: Purchased

Posted October 6, 2024 by Mark in Miscellaneous, Monmouthshire, Monmouthshire Eastern Valley, Monmouthshire Railway snd Canal Company, Newport, Valleys Railways, Western Valleys / 0 Comments

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Pontypridd to Port Talbot (Including the Maerdy Branch) – Book Review

Authors: Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith
Publisher: Middleton Press
ISBN: 9781906008864
Price: Approximately £17.00 to £19.00 depending on retailer.
Publication Date: 1st October 2010
Number of pages: 96
Format: Hardback
How Obtained: Purchased

Posted August 29, 2024 by Mark in Miscellaneous, Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway, Taff Vale Railway, Valleys Railways / 0 Comments

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Railways and Industry on the Vale of Neath (Taff Vale Extension) – Book Review

Authors: John Hodge
Publisher: Pen and Sword Books
ISBN: 9781399031387
Price: RRP £25.00 (but available at a lower price)
Publication Date: 18th April 2024
Number of pages: 184
Format: Hardcover
How Obtained: Purchased

Posted August 6, 2024 by Mark in Cynon Valley, Miscellaneous, Pontypool Road, Taff Vale Extension, Valleys Railways / 0 Comments

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The Canals of the Welsh Valleys and their Tramroads – Retro Review

Authors: D.D. & J.M. Gladwin
Publisher: Oakwood Press
ISBN: 0853614121
Price: S/H copies available from about £5-£10 depending on condition and edition
Publication: October 1975
Series: Canal Histories
Number of pages: 112
Format: Softcover
How Obtained: Purchased

Posted July 6, 2024 by Mark in Canals, Early Railways, Miscellaneous, Monmouthshire Railway snd Canal Company, Penydarren Tramroad, Tramroad / 0 Comments

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The Aberdare Railway – Retro Review

Authors: Eric R. Mountford and R.W. Kidner
Publisher: Oakwood Press
ISBN: 0853614741
Price: S/H copies available from about £8-£18 depending on condition
Publication: October 1995
Series: Library of Railway History
Number of pages: 128
Format: Softcover
How Obtained: Purchased

Posted June 5, 2024 by Mark in Aberdare, Cynon Valley, Miscellaneous, Pre-Grouping Companies, Taff Vale Railway, Valleys Railways / 0 Comments

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Reservoir Builders of South Wales – Book Review

Authors: Harold D. Bowtell and Geoffrey Hill
Series: Dam Builders in the Age of Steam
Publisher: Industrial Locomotive Society
ISBN: 0954072626
RRP: £9.00 (New – available from the IRS)
Publication Date: 3rd January 2006
Number of pages: 136
Format: Hardback
How Obtained: Purchased

Posted April 28, 2024 by Mark in Industrial, Miscellaneous, Narrow Gauge / 0 Comments

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Forgotten Railways: South Wales – Retro Review

Author: James Page
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 0715377345
Price: S/H around £1 to £15 depending on condition
Publication Date: November 1979
Number of pages: 192
Format: Hardback
How Obtained: Purchased

Posted March 9, 2024 by Mark in Disused Railways, General History, Miscellaneous, Valleys Railways / 0 Comments

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Railways and Industry on the Brecon & Merthyr: Merthyr to Pontsticill & Brecon – Book Review

Authors: John Hodge and Ray Caston
Publisher: Pen and Sword Books
ISBN: 9781399041089
Price: RRP £28.00 (but available at a lower price)
Publication Date: 7th July 2023
Number of pages: 184
Format: Hardcover
How Obtained: Purchased

Posted December 13, 2023 by Mark in Brecon and Merthyr, Brecon and Merthyr Railway, Brecon Mountain Railway, Merthyr, Miscellaneous, Pre-Grouping Companies, Valleys Railways / 0 Comments

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The 0-6-2 Tank Locomotive was a South Wales valleys success story. But why?

Silver Screen and Iron Giant: The Crumlin Viaduct in Arabesque. A ‘Branch Lines’ post describing how the Crumlin Railway Viaduct played a leading support role in the 1960s movie ‘Arabesque’

Posted November 29, 2023 by Mark in Branch lines / 0 Comments

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Images of Barry Scrapyard – Retro Review

Author: Roger Hardingham
Publisher: Waterfront
ISBN: 0946184860
Price: Available S/H from about £4 – £7 depending on condition
Publication Date: July 1999
Number of pages: 64
Format: Hardcover
How Obtained: Purchased

Posted October 16, 2023 by Mark in Barry Scrapyard, GWR Locomotives, Miscellaneous / 0 Comments

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