There are 3 ways to get from london paddington station to maesteg by train, bus or car. The station was designed by isambard kingdom brunel. Branch line britain gives information on all britains railway branch lines including history, scenery, towns and journeys. Media in category maesteg railway station the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Also find live train departures and arrivals for maesteg station, helping you to plan your next journey. Train tickets from maesteg to bridgend can start from as little as. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. History fans will love exploring the famous medieval cardiff castle, while. Maesteg railway station, railway stations maesteg bridgend. Maesteg railway station cardiff central railway station. Due to the recent events regarding covid19, please be aware that pub opening hours and meal times may not be accurate. External links preceding station historical railways following station maesteg neath roadline and station.
The original maesteg railway station was situated a few metres west of the terminus that is there today. This is a nice coffee table style book about the history of railroad stations accross the world with an emphasis on european and american stations. Nostalgic memories of maesteg s local history inspired by photos in the francis frith collection. Maesteg, maesteg, bridgend county borough, wales, united kingdom. Prices can also vary depending the time of day, route and class you book. See property details on zoopla or browse all our range of properties in treharne road, maesteg, bridgend. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Maesteg railway station, railway stations maesteg, bridgend county wales where to go, what to see and where to stay in wales holiday cottage hotline 084526896.
I could have listed 50 excellent fiction and nonfiction railway books. There are 5 ways to get from maesteg ewenny road station to pembroke dock by train, bus, car or towncar. Maesteg car park confusion ended, as huw gets his asda coffee for the. Maesteg railway station map and location information. The bridgend to tondu and maesteg branch, south wales, from. Maessteg ironworks maesteg washery coegnant colliery colliery cwm cerwyn tunnel st johns colliery dyffryn llynvi colliery caerau. You can use the additional services filter to find pubs offering takeoutsdeliveries during this time. Get contact details, videos, photos, opening times and map directions.
Railway inn is currently closed as the present time falls outside of the opening hours below. The old track was removed in 2007 during the land reclamation project. Maesteg railway station, maesteg train information. My neighbours were the charless and peggy and jim wills, whose son melville was my friend. Maesteg ewenny road railway station is one of two railway stations that serve the town of. Maesteg photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Maesteg castle street maesteg neath road maesteg ewenny road cwmdu nantyffylon garth mid glamorgan garth ptrd troedyrhiew garth coegnant llangynwyd caerau bryn letty brongu duffryn rhondda halt cymmer afan. Maesteg ewenny road railway station mew the abc railway. Maesteg will finally get a sunday rail service after a decade. Media in category maesteg ewenny road railway station the following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total. Maesteg railway station is a small unstaffed station in maesteg, bridgend.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Maesteg railway station maesteg train station, landmark. Llandovery railway station is on the heart of wales line from shrewsbury to swansea. Maesteg arriva trains wales 150208 stands at maesteg with a service from ch. Llandovery railway station railway station llandovery. Find information on bridgend including live departure boards, station information. Along the western boundary of the village was the horse drawn tramroad that linked the industries of duffryn llynfi maesteg to the sea at porthcawl. Branch line britain celebrating britains minor railways. In the past, there were other railway stations in maesteg. Maesteg car park confusion ended, as huw gets his asda coffee. The british rail 1992 built station is located in the centre of the town, adjacent to the asda supermarket store and on former sidings 8 1.
Scheduled train services direct services only maesteg to cardiff central. The brecon mountain railway was conceived over 40 years ago when a search started to find a suitable site to build and operate a steam railway using locomotives collected from around the world. Maesteg railway station is one of two railway stations that serve the town of maesteg in wales. It is located approximately halfway between cardiff central and swansea stations, at the point where the maesteg line diverges from the south wales main line. Train service from cheltenham spa to maesteg calling at maesteg. The original maesteg railway station was situated a few yards west of the terminus that is there today.
Rail passengers at maesteg station are set to see improvements from this autumn. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. Maesteg is een spoorwegstation van national rail in bridgend in wales. London north eastern railway great western railway eurostar. Maesteg railway station, railroad station, 51 36 34 n, 3 39 16 w, 0. Maesteg ewenny road station to pembroke dock 5 ways to. Compare and book train and coach tickets for over 200 companies, including uk rail carriers and national express. Remains of the original station are still there behind the asda store, including the platforms and the bridge joining the two platforms. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of maesteg. Maesteg doesnt have an archive or museum this is maestegs online museum and your archive. Also find live train departures and arrivals for maesteg station, helping you to. Het station is eigendom van network rail en wordt beheerd door arriva trains wales. Remains of the original station are still there behind the somerfield store, including the platforms and the bridge joining the two platforms.
Maesteg doesnt have an archive or museum this is maesteg s online museum and your archive. Maesteg ewenny road railway station is a very small unstaffed station on the maesteg bridgend line in maesteg, bridgend. Book your train to cardiff with great western railway and discover a modern and. Modern signs on track for maesteg railway station wales online. Maesteg railway station in south wales the branch line britain website gives information about britains railway branch lines, plus many other minor railway lines in britain. Train service from cheltenham spa to maesteg calling at maesteg ewenny road. Trains to cardiff cardiff train tickets great western railway. Llangynwyd station used to lie on the maesteg line a few miles east of where garth station is today, and maesteg neath road which was on the old port talbot railway line but these are now closed. Live train times can be found on our stationboard pages. Garth railway station is a railway station serving the village of garth, bridgend, wales. London paddington station to maesteg 3 ways to travel via. History the footbridge of the old castle street station, a few hundred yards further up the line. Maesteg ewenny road railway station is one of two railway stations that serve the town of maesteg in wales.
It is located adjacent to the ewenny road industrial estate to the south of maesteg on the maesteg line from cardiff via bridgend. Maesteg memories read and share memories of maesteg everything old photos old maps books. It is located on the maesteg line from cardiff via bridgend. Infobox uk station name penarth code pen manager arriva trains wales locale penarth borough vale of glamorgan platforms 1 start 1878 downside removed. Gorsaf penybont is a main line station serving the town of bridgend, south wales. I went to plasnewydd school, and then to llwynderw. Useful travel tips we want to make travel easier for you, which is why weve compiled a selection of useful travel tips to help you on your way. New stations were provided at wildmill and sarn, just south of the site of the former aberkenfig station, garth, a little north of the former troedyrhiew garth station, maesteg ewenny road, and maesteg, a little south of the original maesteg station. Figures after station names show the approximate journey times from bridgend with the approximate journey times from maesteg in brackets.
Merthyr tydfil seemed ideally located at the southern edge of the brecon beacons national park with its beautiful mountain, lake and forest scenery. Collision report 500m radius of maesteg bus station. Tondu railway station is a railway station serving the village of tondu, bridgend county borough, south wales. You can use the additional services filter to find pubs offering takeoutsdeliveries during this time railway inn. Although the main subject of this book is the fatal explosion of dynamite in which men lost their lives during the construction of the maesteg tunnel in 1876, the book also gives an insight into the practices involved in the construction of tunnels a hundred. Scheduled train services direct services only maesteg to bridgend. Maesteg doesnt have an archive or museum this is maesteg. View information about maesteg railway station mst, including map and location information. When the official book of the trial was translated into english, the passage about the hotel was deleted. A town left without a sunday rail service will finally get one from next year. May 28, 2017 a town left without a sunday rail service will finally get one from next year. Maesteg may also get double the number of trains on other days as rail infrastructure improvements are being examined. Maesteg ewenny road railway station geograph 6257359. You ought to have said that they met at the railway station.
It was the buildling of the duffryn lynfi to porthcawl railway, the d. My father, kenneth kennedy, died after a coronary on xmas eve 1964 in maesteg. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle. Apr 08, 2010 modern signs on track for maesteg railway station. Cheltenham train ready to depart from maesteg railway station 22809 bridgend to maesteg. Caledonian railway glasgow and south western railway great north of scotland railway highland railway north british railway the big four great western railway london and north eastern railway london, midland and scottish railway.
Home pageabout mindatthe mindat manualhistory of mindatcopyright statuswho. Buy cheap train tickets and check train times for wales and borders services here. St johns colliery, maesteg, bridgend, wales, uk, 51 36 44 n, 3 37 24 w. May 12, 2015 train service from cheltenham spa to maesteg calling at maesteg. Maesteg, a town and a subdistrict in bridgend district, glamorgan. If youre looking for the return train journey, check out trains from bridgend to maesteg. I was born in maesteg in 1943, and lived in station hill, which was also known as butlers hill to some. Select an option below to see stepbystep directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in rome2rios travel planner. Details of totalitarianism that are now commonplace in history books were leaking. Passenger services are operated by transport for wales. The bridgend valleys railway bvrc is perhaps one of the most unusual of the preservation societies in this survey, in that, like the llanelli and district railway society, it was for years a railway without any track not that either group allowed that to get in the way of acquiring locos and rolling stock. The other station, which is the terminus of the maesteg line, is named maesteg.
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