2005

ST0896 : Penydarren tramway at Quakers Yard Viaduct

taken 18 years ago, near to Quaker's Yard, Merthyr Tydfil/Merthyr Tudful, Wales

Penydarren tramway at Quakers Yard Viaduct
Penydarren tramway at Quakers Yard Viaduct
This Tramway (now a Cycleway) was the site of the first ever journey by steam train in February 1804 when Trevithick ran from the Penydarren Ironworks to Abercynon and back.
Above it passes the later 1841 Taff Valley Railway.

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ST0896, 142 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
nantcoly   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 29 November, 2005   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 30 November, 2005
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 088 964 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:39.5375N 3:19.1915W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 089 965
View Direction
Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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Image classification(about): Geograph (First for ST0896) · First in 5 Years (TPoint) (about)
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