Pontadawe Tunnel — ©Lee McGrath 2024
The four-mile missing link involved some heavy engineering, including a substantial 100-foot high viaduct, and about a mile of the formation was constructed. At Pontardawe, southbound trains would have encountered a sharp southwesterly curve as they entered a tunnel of 103 yards on a descending gradient of 1:90.
Pontardawe Tunnel - Forgotten Relics
Jun 26, 2024 · The four-mile missing link involved some heavy engineering, including a substantial 100-foot high viaduct, and about a mile of the formation was constructed. At Pontardawe, southbound trains would have encountered a sharp southwesterly curve as they entered a tunnel of 103 yards on a descending gradient of 1:90.
Report - Virgin (Pontardawe) Train Tunnel, South Wales, Jan …
Jan 21, 2012 · As well as the 103 yard tunnel in Pontardawe, there was also a viaduct at Gwaun Cae Gurwen and a station at Cwmgorse which were never used. In later years, a new pit was sunk at Abernant and this was on the same route that would have reached Pontardawe.
To begin at the beginning – of Pontardawe - Swansea Valley …
Jun 28, 2022 · Most people living in the present village or small town of Pontardawe probably consider that it has always been here. That is not in fact so – Pontardawe is a relatively new town only about two hundred years old. Three maps in particular show how the communities in the Swansea Valley including Pontardawe developed.
Best Landmarks & Historical Buildings in Pontardawe, United …
Best Landmarks & Historical Buildings in Pontardawe, United Kingdom - Viaduct Walk, Neath Castle, Penllergaer Woods, Swansea Castle, Carreg Cennen Castle, Plantasia
What is a Viaduct? How is it Different from a Bridge?
Apr 25, 2017 · A viaduct is a series of bridges connected to each other for crossing a valley or low-lying area or an area that is not completely covered by a waterbody. A viaduct is a bridge, and not all bridges are viaducts, but all viaducts are bridges.
Pontardawe - Wikipedia
Pontardawe (Welsh pronunciation: [pɔntarˈdawɛ] ⓘ) is a town and a community in the lower Swansea Valley (Welsh: Cwmtawe). it had a population of approximately 7,172 in the 2021 Census for Pontardawe Parish, [1] and forms part of the county borough of Neath Port Talbot.
Viaduct - Wikipedia
A viaduct is a specific type of bridge that consists of a series of arches, piers or columns supporting a long elevated railway or road. Typically a viaduct connects two points of roughly equal elevation, allowing direct overpass across a wide valley, road, river, or other low-lying terrain features and obstacles.
The story of this Rose Window - Heritage
The town of Pontardawe lies about 1.5 kilometres to the south east. The church is of Celtic origin, named after Ciwg the Confessor, a 6 th Century saint who introduced Christianity into the area between AD 542 and 543.
Circular walk Pontardawe-Clydach over Gellionen mountain
Apr 20, 2016 · This is a local route for me but still full of beautiful views and some good climbs to get the heart pumping and fitter. I start this route from home but you can start pretty close by by parking on James Street in Pontardawe.