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#Merthyr

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"On our debut episode, we sit down with a local #Merthyr lad to speak about a little event that happened 193 years ago - the first working-class revolution of #Wales. Merthyr Rising, famed for being where the red flag first flew over the heads of the working classes, is purposefully misunderstood and sanitised in our history books."

#Cymru #YSerenGoch #PlaidGomiwnyddolCymru

shows.acast.com/y-seren-goch/e

Picture of Dowlais Cae Harris engine shed north-east of Merthyr, thought to be taken between 1957 and 1964.

Opened by the Rhymney Railway in 1876 it was closed by BR in 1964.

During early BR days the shed was large enough to house no fewer than 8 of the ubiquitous Class 56xx 0-6-2T locomotives.

Photo: W.A. Camwell

Read much more about the shed on this Stephenson Locomotive Society page:

stephensonloco.org.uk/Archived

An excellent array of Brecon and Merthyr Railway photographs drawn from a number of collections.

But historical and locomotive information is contained in the earlier Volume 1, meaning extra expense if that is required.

Review: ‘Railways and Industry on the Brecon & Merthyr: Merthyr to Pontsticill and Brecon’ by John Hodge and Ray Caxton

booksontheline.com/?p=2299

Books on the Line · Book review of 'The Brecon and Merthyr : Merthyr to Brecon'Read a book review of 'Railways and Industry on the Brecon and Merthyr: Merthyr to Pontsticill Junction to Brecon' by J. Hodge and R. Caston

It was sometimes said of the Brecon & Merthyr Rly that it was better to travel than to arrive!Photos in this book show why!

This is the final part of Hodge & Caston’s portrait of the B&M which covers the northern section.

But you'll need Vol 1 for background.

Our review (text/audio): ‘Railways & Industry on the Brecon & Merthyr: Merthyr - Pontsticill Jct - Brecon’ by J. Hodge & R. Caston from Pen & Sword

booksontheline.com/?p=2299

Books on the Line · Book review of 'The Brecon and Merthyr : Merthyr to Brecon'Read a book review of 'Railways and Industry on the Brecon and Merthyr: Merthyr to Pontsticill Junction to Brecon' by J. Hodge and R. Caston

🤙 Ni fydd yn cynnal eu gwasanaeth ym Merthyr Tudful os nad oes galw, felly OGyDda sicrhewch nad oes arall yn digwydd drwy rannu’r isod at sylw holl ddefnyddwyr Cymraeg ee ⚠️

: Ddim yn aberth rhy fawr yw hi?

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Had to remind EE’s customer service of their Welsh-language service today. Please do so too by texting:

Cymraeg

to 150 from your mobile. Diolch

Interesting thread here (on t'other place, soz) re. removing barriers on trails in : twitter.com/active_wheels/stat
Note the police response was to recommend retaining *and expanding* an illegal and discriminatory barrier to save them actively enforcing the law. Thankfully the council has rejected this 'advice'. (But the original consultation was years ago - I saw my own comment quoted - and now they're consulting AGAIN on replacement.) 😞

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@gruff Great article-some beautiful country/seaside places are kept intentionally poor. Rural Wales & English North- #BishopAuckland like #Merthyr-a long high street of misery-closed shops & dealers prowling in blacked out cars. #Ely “NGO income from donations, grants and partnerships with the state has dried up just at the point at which demand has never been higher. Nationally, for example, donations to foodbanks have fallen to the point that they have had to buy food directly.”

The authors cover the old Merthyr Tramroads and the locomotives which traversed them in meticulous detail.

What stands out is the invention and imagination shown in the designs of the locomotives used, including a hybrid friction and rack & pinion engine!

See our review: ‘Merthyr Tydfil Tramroads and their Locomotives’ by Gordon Rattenbury and M.J.T. Lewis

booksontheline.com/?p=1675

Books on the LineBook review of 'Merthyr Tydfil Tramroads and their Locomotives'Read a book review of 'Book review of 'Merthyr Tydfil Tramroads and their Locomotives'' by Gordon Rattenbury and M.J.T. Lewis

Leaving Govilon heading west, the Merthyr Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway climbed for 7 miles across bridges, viaducts and rock ledges on gradients up to 1 in 38.

After Brynmawr the line rarely dipped below 1200ft above sea level all the way to Merthyr!

See our review: ‘Abergavenny to Merthyr (Including the Ebbw Vale Branch)’ by David Edge

booksontheline.com/?p=1749

Books on the LineBook review of 'Abergavenny to Merthyr'Read a book review of 'Abergavenny to Merthyr (Including the Ebbw Vale Branch)' by David Edge. A profile of the Heads of the Valleys railway.

A profile of the Brecon and Merthyr Railway as it passes through different landscapes in its middle section.

For historical and locomotive information about the railway, however, you will need to also buy Book 1.

Review: ‘Railways & Industry on the Brecon & Merthyr: Bargoed to Pontsticill, Pant to Dowlais’ by John Hodge and Ray Caston.

booksontheline.com/?p=1847

Books on the LineBook review of 'The Brecon and Merthyr: Bargoed to Pontsticill''Read a book review of 'Railways and Industry on the Brecon and Merthyr: Bargoed to Pontsticill Junction, Pant to Dowlais Central'

Whew. What a weekend!! Three days, multiple acts, all under a tent around the famous fountain in Merthyr Tydfil. Just a selection of my pics from the Unreal Festival by The New Crown. Incredibly grateful to the team, organisers, everyone who turned out (and braved the rain last night!) Images taken from The New Crown page hence the watermark (images were backed up on their system)

Fascinating 1905 Railway Clearing House map of Merthyr and Dowlais showing the mix of intense competition and cooperation between companies for lucrative heavy goods traffic.

No fewer than five companies served Merthyr, either individually or jointly!

The severe geographic constraints created some odd bedfellows as railways compromised to gain a share of the traffic.