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Brecon Mountain Railway

This heritage railway runs on the line of the former Brecon & Merthyr Junction Railway beside Pontsticill and Pentwyn Reservoirs.

OS grid ref SO 059097 (car park & station) to SO 049167

Views from the train over the reservoirs and abandoned limestone quarries.

Geology

    • Carboniferous: Lower Limestone Shale, Abercriban Oolite, Cil-yr-ychen Limestone
    • Old Red Sandstone (Devonian): Brownstones , Plateau Beds & Grey Grits Formations

Maps

    • OS Landranger 160, Explorer map OL12
    • Geological - BGS 1:50,000 sheet: 231 ‘Merthyr Tydfil’

Guides

    • Various publications available

Facilities

    • car parking at SO 059097
    • Entry: charge payable

Accessibility

    • trains are accessible

Transport links

    • By car – on minor roads from Merthyr Tydfil
    • By train - nearest mainline station is at Merthyr Tydfil 3 miles / 5km to south.
    • By bus -
    • by bike - NCN 8 runs close by

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