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Tramway
This tramway ran from the canal at Navigation House (now Abercynon) on the Glamorgan canal to Merthyr Tydfil and the Pen-y-darren ironworks by Dowlais. The tramway was built to replace a section of the canal which had many locks and consequently took a lot of time to travel along. The route of the tramway was later used by the Taff Vale Railway, the northern portion of which is shown in the schematic diagram. |
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This line ran through a valley which formerly had many coal mines. At Merthyr Tydfil and Dowlais there were a number of ironworks and later steelworks.
The line was built to replace a section of canal with many locks. Much of its course was later used by the Taff Vale Railway.
From Navigation House (Abercynon) to Pen-y-darren.