Merthyr Tydfil to Newport (via the Penydarren tram road)

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Brunels station

Brunels station

The new replacement station

The new replacement station.

Puddlers Bridge

Puddlers Bridge.

Locomotive engine panels

Locomotive engine panels.

Best view

Best view from road.

3 steel figures

3 steel figures. wee

wee

Stop for a quick wee. sleet

sleet

It began to sleet.

An original tram bridge

An original tram bridge. The concrete sleepers

The concrete sleepers

Concrete sleepers. Road bridge over the Penydarren Tramroad

Road bridge over the Penydarren Tramroad

Road bridge. The railway bridge above the Penydarren tram road

The railway bridge above the Penydarren tram road

The railway bridge. A small footbridge crossing the river Bargoed

A small footbridge crossing the river Bargoed

Crossing the river Bargoed.

the bridge at Hengoed

The bridge at Hengoed. Deep navigation colliery stone

Deep navigation colliery stone

Deep navigation colliery. The Bargoed Taff thunders under the Millennium bridge

The Bargoed Taff thunders under the Millennium bridge

The Bargoed Taff. And continues making the bridge rumble

And continues making the bridge rumble

Bridge rumble. The Millennium bridge near the Deep navigation colliery

The Millennium bridge near the Deep navigation colliery

The Millennium bridge. Old railway sidings toward Penalta Colliery

Old railway sidings toward Penalta Colliery

Old railway sidings.

Sustrans marker

Sustrans marker. View from the Hengoed viaduct

View from the Hengoed viaduct

Hengoed viaduct. View from the Hengoed viaduct

View from the Hengoed viaduct

Hengoed viaduct 2. The Maesycwmmer ‘wheel o’ drams’

The Maesycwmmer ‘wheel o’ drams’

Wheel o’ drams. Gelligroes Mill water wheel

Gelligroes Mill water wheel

Gelligroes Mill. The start of the Sirhowy valley trail

The start of the Sirhowy valley trail

Sirhowy valley trail. The first bridge across the Sirhowy valley trail

The first bridge across the Sirhowy valley trail

Sirhowy valley trail 2. The Sirhowy valley trail is tarmac

The Sirhowy valley trail is tarmac

The Sirhowy valley trail 3. Penllwyn Tramroad bridge at Nine Mile Point

Penllwyn Tramroad bridge at Nine Mile Point

Penllwyn Tramroad bridge. Full moon railway cottage

Full moon railway cottage

Full Moon cottage. National cycle route 47

National cycle route 47

Inside Waunfawr park

Inside Waunfawr park. We leave Waunfawr park

We leave Waunfawr park

Leaving Waunfawr park. The road to the imfamous Black vein pit

The road to the imfamous Black vein pit

Black vein pit. We had to cross the railway lines

We had to cross the railway lines

Crossing the railway.

Whysom Wharf cafe

Whysom Wharf cafe. Darren bridge

Darren bridge

Mon & Brecon Canal. It’s a good surface most of the way to Newport

It’s a good surface most of the way to Newport

Good surface. The fourteen locks canal visitor centre

The fourteen locks canal visitor centre

Fourteen locks. A sculpture of a dragonfly

A sculpture of a dragonfly

Dragonfly. Near fourteen locks canal visitor centre

Near fourteen locks canal visitor centre

Visitor centre. The 18th century lock keepers cottage at Pensarn

The 18th century lock keepers cottage at Pensarn

Lock keepers cottage. Newport bridge parting of the ride

Newport bridge parting of the ride

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