Risca
This junction, at a level crossing with a signal box and a helpful, friendly signalman, was where the Oakdale line (formerly Hall's Tramroad) joined the line to Ebbw Vale. I miss the heavy freight in South Wales, but not the rain. The 56 is heading South with a loaded MGR. These trains used to run East through Newport at about 6.30 at night. It all came to a halt when the colliery closed in 1989.
Location: Risca
Original line: Monmouthshire Canal Tramway
Photographer: Ken Strachan
Contact photographer: Ken Strachan
Photosets: South Wales, ancient and modern
Date: 1988
Image number: 26195
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