2016

SO0904 : View towards Cwmbargoed

taken 7 years ago, near to Fochriw, Caerphilly/Caerffili, Wales

View towards Cwmbargoed
View towards Cwmbargoed
Looking from Mynydd Fochriw towards the coal loading point at Cwmbargoed. On the left, Freightliner's class 66 locomotive No. 66509 starts its descent of the valley with a load for Aberthaw power station, while DB's No. 66151 waits while its wagons are loaded for Port Talbot steelworks.

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Geographical Context: Uplands Railways
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Mynydd Fochriw [6] · Coal in the Valleys [4] · Looking [4] · Loading [2] ·
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SO0904, 22 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Gareth James   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 24 November, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 24 November, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 0982 0479 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:44.0724N 3:18.4373W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 0983 0478
View Direction
Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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