Brecon Mountain Railway
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Rheilffordd Mynydd Brycheiniog |
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|---|---|
 German built steam locomotive Graf Schwerin-Löwitz
from 1908 with American cars | |
| Route length: | 8 kilometers |
| Gauge : | 603 mm ( narrow gauge ) |
The Brecon Mountain Railway ( Welsh : Rheilffordd Mynydd Brycheiniog ) is a museum , narrow-gauge railway with a gauge of 603 mm (1 foot 11¾ inches ). It runs north of the town of Merthyr Tydfil along the Pontsticill reservoir and the upper Pentwyn reservoir through the Brecon Beacons to Torpantau .
Route
The railway line, which was built in several stages between 1978 and 2014, runs for around 8 kilometers of the northern section of the discontinued standard-gauge Brecon and Merthyr Railway from Pant via Pontsticill and Dolygaer to a new station in Torpantau.
It ends near the 610 m long Torpantau Tunnel, the highest tunnel in Great Britain.
One of the advantages of the train is that tourists can reach remote parts of the Brecon Beacons National Park without having to drive. Due to a condition of the planning authorities for the reconstruction, parking spaces are only available at Pant train station, outside the national park.
The Brecon Mountain Railway is a member of the Great Little Trains of Wales .
Train stations
- Pant - southern terminus
- Pontsticill - near the reservoir of the same name
- Dol-Y-Gaer - crossing station
- Torpantau - northern terminus
Locomotives
Full list of steam locomotives:
| Manufacturer | serial number | date | Wheel alignment | Name or number | status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin | 15511 | 1897 | 2-6-2 | 1 | will be overhauled |
| Baldwin | 61269 | 1930 | 4-6-2 | 2 | Operational. Originally built for the Eastern Province Cement Company's 610 mm (2 foot) gauge in Port Elizabeth , South Africa . Acquired by Brecon Mountain Railway around 1990 and refurbished in 1997. |
| Baldwin | The original was number 23. | 2-6-2 | 3 | The original locomotive was scrapped in 1936. Now a replica based on the original drawings is being built in the workshops. | |
| Baldwin | The original was number 10. | 2-4-4T | 4th | The original locomotive was scrapped in 1936. Now a replica based on the original drawings is being built in the workshops. | |
| Brecon Mountain Railway | 001 | 1987 | 0-6-0DH | operational | |
| De Winton | 1894 | 0-4-0VBT | Pendyffryn | ready for use but not in operation | |
| Henschel | 29587 | 1957 | 2-8-2 | 146 ( SAR class NG 15 ) | stored |
| Hunslet Engine Co. | 827 | 1903 | 0-4-0ST | Sybil ( Hunslet Alice Class ) | ready for use but not in operation |
| Young | 1261 | 1908 | 0-6-2WT + T | Count Schwerin-Löwitz 99-3553 | operational |
| Redstone | 1905 | 0-4-0VBTT | ready for use but not in operation | ||
| Wickham | 10943 | 1976 | 2w-2PMR | operational | |
| Kambarka | TU7-1698 | 1981 | 4w-4wDH | The locomotive comes from the peat railway in Seda, in Latvia . | |
| Kambarka | TU7E-2426 | 1985 | 4w-4wDH | The locomotive comes from the Tatrabahn Electric Railway in Slovakia. |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.british-heritage-railways.co.uk ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 18, 2012
- ↑ www.narrow-gauge-pleasure.co.uk ( Memento of the original from June 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- ^ UK Locos - Preserved, Private, Hired & Industrial Locos
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated November 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.philt.org.uk/Narrow-Gauge-Railways/Welsh-Narrow-Gauge/i-3tXQwNZ/
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.zeleznicny.net/modules/xcgal/displayimage.php?pid=25932&album=162
Coordinates: 51 ° 48 ′ 33.5 ″ N , 3 ° 22 ′ 2.3 ″ W.