Gwaunybara Jct. - Machen (Jct.) via Fountain Bridge Halt
Date Closed to Passenger Services
17 Sep 1956
Mileage Closed
2m 10c*
Stations Closed
Fountain Bridge Halt; White Hart Halt (Down) (30/06/1952)
Services Operated
Pontypridd/Caerphilly - Machen/Newport only
Timetable Reference
B1470 Mar 1956 W121
Cobb Atlas Reference
116 18 87 - 21 89
Map
RCH South Wales 1926
Further Notes
ACD - Mon 17/09/1956 - PNM 1980 p27. No Sunday service, LTR - Sat 15/09/1956.
Down line only. See Machen Jct. - Caerphilly East Jct. via Waterloo Halt.
*RCH SW 1921 gives 2m 28c.
N.B. The RCH SW map suggests that this section of line may have shared the formation of the adjoining lines at either end. Study of the large scale OS maps confirms that it did in fact have a distinctly separate formation for its entire length.
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