Llechwedd Wharf at Rhiwbryfdir.

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(53°0′8″N, 3°56′34″W)

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Llechwedd Wharf at Rhiwbryfdir.

Llechwedd Wharf at Rhiwbryfdir 1949 - 1951. The gunpowder van is one of the better known short wheelbase examples. The bent strapping identifies this vehicle as that preserved on the FR after having been rescued from the quarry a full half century after this photograph was taken. None of these specialist vehicles were the property of the FR or the quarries, they were private owner waggons, originally belonging to Curtiss and Harvey of Glyn Neath, gunpowder merchants, with their demise they just seem to have been adopted by the quarries. They do not appear to have been numbered, although they were built and maintained by the railway. The two FR 3-ton slate waggons are Brown Marshalls built vehicles, No. 816 having mixed disc and curly spoke wheels.

The proximity of Glan y Don tip in the background indicates that the photographer is stood towards the far end of the wharf that has since been destroyed by road improvements to the Crimea Pass A470. The standard-gauge track is hidden below the edge of the wharf edge. In the background on the right can be glimpsed the WSCo Viaduct and the site of the Conwy Valley and Dinas Branch Lines.

Source. Travel Lens 57

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