1998

SS6795 : Rusting GWR locomotive at Swansea Vale Railway

taken 26 years ago, near to Landore, Swansea/Abertawe, Wales

Rusting GWR locomotive at Swansea Vale Railway
Rusting GWR locomotive at Swansea Vale Railway
This 1998 view shows the ex-GWR 2-8-0T locomotive stabled at one of Swansea Vale Railway's sidings. As of 2011, the loco is undergoing restoration at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (GWSR).

The Swansea Vale Railway originally ran from Swansea St Thomas to Brynamman. It was taken over by the Midland Railway in 1876 and additional through routes were added as a result. Passenger services ceased in 1950 and complete closure took place in the 1960s.

By 1985 the only railway here was the section preserved by the SVR Society. In 2007, Swansea Council decided to redevelop the area and by 2010 the preserved railway was itself history, although the society itself lives on.

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SS6795, 21 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
vectorkraft   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 8 May, 1998   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 22 December, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SS 6709 9564 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:38.6284N 3:55.3352W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SS 6707 9563
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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Image classification(about): Geograph (Third Visitor for SS6795) · First in 5 Years (TPoint) (about)
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