My first visit back to Newbridge on a Saturday since it’s been double tracked. 150250 2N61 1143 Newport to Ebbw Vale Town 150258 2N12 1205 Ebbw Vale Town to Cardiff Central 150253 2N13 1202 Cardiff Central to Ebbw Vale Town 28.9.2024 ©️ NH

Driver training continues with 756116 returning to Canton as 3Z63 1639 Aberdare to Cardiff Canton Sidings seen at Taffs Well 12.10.2024 ©️ NH

756105 returns to Canton with the 3Z57 1238 Aberdare to Cardiff Canton Sidings seen at Taffs Well 17.10.2024 ©️ NH

44871 TnT 47812 1Z43 1430 Pembroke Dock to Bristol Temple Meads stops at Cardiff a superb day out very well organised and 20.10.2024 ©️ NH

On this day in 2014. 66172 'Paul Melleney' works the 6V01 00:22 Hope (Earles Sidings) to Cwmbargoed DP via Margam & Aberthaw with 17 empty HTA's through Lisvane and Thornhill. 60017 had worked the train down from Hope as far as Margam, 24.10.2014

On this day in 2013. With lovely autumnal colours 66201 crosses the river Usk at Newport with the 4C61 Aberthaw PS to Avonmouth 14.11.2013 ©️ NH

Saturday morning RHTT with 66083 TnT 66054 3S62 0104 Stormy to Margam T.C. head south out of Llanbradach 66083 almost blending into the foliage. 16.11.2024 ©️ NH

On this day in 2014. When South Wales still had coal traffic 66105 works the 4C46 10:50 Aberthaw PS to Tower Colliery passing Fairwater, and 66120 with the 4C94 08:35 from Margam via Aberthaw PS to Cwmbargoed DP through Heath Jn both with 21 empty HTA's 28.11.2014©️ NH

756114 on the 1A26 1108 Merthyr Tydfil to Aberdare and 1M36 1322 Aberdare to Merthyr Tydfil and 76116 1A28 1138 Merthyr Tydfil to Aberdare at Abercynon. 756108 also out on what’s believed to be its first visit to the line but returned to Canton early off the 3Z55 14.12.2024

On this day in 1984. 37279 is seen at Heath Jn during the remodelling of the junction which took some 6 months. First the two storey gas lit signal box was removed and replaced then the junction going to Coryton was replaced by a new junction. 37279 eventually became 37424 ©️ NH

150231 enters Abercynon on the 1A34 1308 Merthyr Tydfil to Aberdare 14.12.2024 ©️ NH

On this day in 2014. Track workers look on apprehensively as 66095 brings the 6B68 over emergency track repairs. This was the 09:24 Avonmouth Silo 1 to Aberthaw PS with 21 loaded HTA's at Cadoxton 19.12.2014 ©️ NH

On this day in 1985. Seen stabled in Canton depot 37248 37280 37254 37165 37304 37151 37274 and 37182 22.12.1985 ©️ NH

It’s been 10 months since operations at Cwmbargoed stopped. The last MGR we had on Christmas Eve was 2021 which remarkably was also the first MGR on Christmas Eve since 2013. 66174 4V01 0022 Hope (Earles Sidings) to Cwmbargoed passing Llanbradach 7 mins late 24.12.2021 © NH

Looking back to when the 769’s worked their first Sunday service from Rhymney. Here’s 769006 2F14 0900 Rhymney to Cardiff Central seen at Llanbradach 11.12.2022 ©️ NH

PART 1. Went out to capture some the work horses of the Valley lines for nearly 40 years. Seen at Pontypridd. 150255 1M16 150251 1A16 150213 1M22 Then 150251 again approaching Abercynon with the 1M26 1051 Aberdare to Merthyr Tydfil 28.12.2024 ©️ NH

2024 marked the closure of Cwmbargoed my last opportunity to photograph it was the day before operations ended here we see 66112 work the 6C83 1130 Cwmbargoed to Margam T.C. passing Energlyn & Churchill Park 22.2.24 ©️ NH

The first MGR of 2023 was also the first DBC to use the C95 headcode to run for nearly 5 years, the last been February 2018. 66079 4C95 1404½ Margam- Cwmbargoed. Llanbradach 5.1.2023 ©️ NH

On this day in 2015. On a very wet and grey day we see 66152 waiting for it's booked path sitting on the 14:32 6B06 with the Barry Docks ABP Shipment to ADJ 7.1.2015 ©️ NH

On this day in 2015. 70808 in torrential rain works the 6C30 08:58 from Aberthaw PS to Gloucester New Yard with 20 loaded HHA's seen passing through Eastbrook running about 15 mins late. 12.01.2015 ©️ NH