[Ebbw Vale] Train service resumes 46 years on [BBC News Article]





Date: 06/02/2008

The first passenger train service between the Ebbw valley and Cardiff for 46 years has started, after a two-month delay because of engineering issues.


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BBC News article

A new £30m passenger train link between Ebbw Vale and Cardiff opens 46 years after services were cut.

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Ebbw Vale Steelworks Yard looking north. The works has been completely demolished and the site is now being redeveloped. Spoil from the new earthworks has been dumped into the yard site. Has someone forgotten about the projected northwards extension of the line? Day of severe flooding in South Wales.
Location: Ebbw Vale
Company: Beaufort Ironworks Tramway
05/09/2008 Ewan Crawford
Sad. Ebbw Vale without sidings.
Location: Ebbw Vale
Company: Beaufort Ironworks Tramway
06/07/2006 Ewan Crawford
Looking north at the Ebbw Vale Steelworks, now closed and demolished.
Location: Ebbw Vale
Company: Beaufort Ironworks Tramway
// Ewan Crawford


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