Rhondda Tunnel

Location type

Tunnel

Name and dates

Rhondda Tunnel (1890-1968)

Opened on the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway.

Description

This is a 3,443 yd single track tunnel of the former Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway between Treherbert (Rhondda and Swansea Bay Junction) and Blaengwynfi. The line opened in 1890 and closed in 1968 as a result of a partial bridge collapse.

The closure was intended to be temporary but became permanent closing an important east-west route.

There is a plan to re-open the tunnel to pedestrians and cyclists Rhondda Tunnel Society .

Tags

Tunnel

External links

NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
06/05/2018

News items

30/12/2021Victorian rail line set to be Europe's longest underground cycle lane [Mail Online]
03/05/2018Video: Rhondda Tunnel Detailed Examination [Rail Engineer]
03/05/2015Study to look at Blaencwm railway tunnel reopening [BBC News]