Beware of the trains

The name of this railway on the wall says its all. The Pontypool and Blaenvon Railway. Now a heritage railway was principally used to carry coal from numerous nearby pits via the ‘Heads of the valley line’ to the Midlands. It was also extended to carry passengers when the LNWR took over. As can be seen there are still signs of the old coal slag heaps on the hills with the white cottages being home to the coal workers. To the left is the old station and the whole area has now been landscaped into a country wildlife retreat with several small lakes. To the right, just out of picture are the old sidings and railway sheds. See followable PiPs
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontypool_and_Blaenavon_Railway

ps -it was all closed on our visit here but due to open a week or so later.

Enjoy the weekend