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20th April 1985

Vehicle: 51349   Set: L413

The participants of 'The Maerdy Gras' railtour stream out of the train to get their photos at Blaengarw, with set L413 (51349 59501 51391) closest. Chris Lings.

20th April 1985

Vehicle: 51342   Set: L407

Taken eight months before the line closed forever in December 1985 this 7-car DMU formation made up of two class 117 sets L407 (51342 + 59494 + 51384) + L413 and class 121 set L121 (55021) are seen at the limit of BR working around the site of Blaengarw station which closed on 9/2/1953. The train was the Monmouthshire Railway Society 'Maerdy Gras' tour on April 20, 1985. The line continued a short distance beyond here to serve Garw colliery and the once famous Ocean colliery but tracks beyond here would be considered to be mineral railway so this train came to a stand at the first set of facing points before reversing. Adrian Nicholls.

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