This Abandoned Welsh Railway Climbs So Steep It Was Nearly Impossible

The Port Talbot Railway Company - Port Talbot to the abandoned Cwmcerwyn Tunnel in Wales In this video i follow a large section of the former Port Talbot Railway Company line from Port Talbot towards cwmcerwyn tunnel. Built almost entirly on an upwards gradient, this railway passes through some lovely scenary on its way up the vallies rowards Bryn, where there was a station, and eventually arriving at cwmcerwyn tunnel just before Maesteg. The Port Talbot Railway and Docks Company (PTR&D) was formed in 1894 to secure the means of bringing minerals, chiefly coal, to the harbour in South Wales. It took over the docks at Port Talbot that had been operated by the Port Talbot Company. It opened its main line in 1897 and reached a connection with the Great Western Railway Garw Valley line the following year. A branch line to collieries near Tonmawr also opened in 1898. The lines were extremely steeply graded and operation was difficult and expensive, but the company was successful. Passenger operation on the main line started in 1898, but this was never a principal part of the business. Would you like to help support my Channel? Hit the link to find out how:    / @ourhistoryunderfoot   Buy me a Coffee at https://ko-fi.com/trekkingexploration PayPal at https://paypal.me/trekkingtowpaths?co... Follow me on Facebook at   / trekkingexploration   Twitter at   / trekexploration   Instagram at   / trekkingexploration   Subscribe to my Shorts Channel for regular content:    / @tinytrekking   #wales #abandoned #closed #railway #port #talbot #tunnel #disused #Cwmcerwyn