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Tondu Railway Station
Tondu railway station is a railway station serving the village of Tondu, Bridgend county borough, South Wales. It is located on the Maesteg Line from Cardiff via Bridgend. Passenger services are operated by Transport for Wales Rail as part of the Valley Lines network for local services. History The station was opened by the Llynvi Valley Railway on 25 February 1864. Originally developed as part of the Duffryn Llynvi and Porthcawl Railway, it was a junction of six railway lines: *The Duffryn Llynvi and Porthcawl Railway from Porthcawl to Maesteg and *The Maesteg Line to Bridgend, connecting to the South Wales Main Line *The Ogmore Valley Railway to Brynmenyn & Nantymoel *The Port Talbot Railway and Docks Company to Port Talbot docks and Pontyrhyl *The Garw Valley Railway to Blaengarw and onwards to the Blaengarw and International collieries It hence had an extensive set of railway workshops, and was also the junction access point for the Tondu Ironworks. Enough traffic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tondu
Tondu ( en, Black Meadow) is a village in Bridgend County Borough, Wales, located about north of the town of Bridgend, in the community of Ynysawdre. Tondu lies on the A4063 from Bridgend to Maesteg, and was established in the late 18th century as a coal mining village servicing the Parc Slip Colliery. In later years, an iron works was also established, and in the 19th century, a brick works was constructed using the clay from the carboniferous coal measures to make a variety of bricks, mostly for engineering. The brick works was demolished in 1977. The association with the coal industry was also reflected in the large area office of the National Coal Board in the village and a centre for the Mines Rescue Service. Railway connections The village has several railway lines and provided access to collieries in Wern-Tarw and the Ogmore and Garw valleys, along with maintenance facilities. All were closed to passenger traffic in the 1960s. They were used extensively by coal trains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
