We have many photographs of Railways and stations in our district, this page is dedicated to images of trains, trucks, shunters that were seen working around the collieries. All these images are over 35 years old, the last coal mine closed in 1993 when Taff Merthyr finally shut due to the pit closure programme.
The photograph above was taken by Don Gatehouse 1991 who gave me permission to share
Washeries and where trucks were loaded
this image above is now a car park below is a photograph facing the opposite was back towards the pit 2023
The view above and below almost same place many years apart
The old engine was left here for many years and children often played on it. Micky Tich, Russell Thomas, joe Hawkins and Philip Lewis can be seen doing that many years ago
Two nice family photos but so sad to see the end of the railways at the pit
Moving a little further but not to far from the colliery now
Below we see a tourist train visit the coal mine.
This must be 1960’s when a train and its trucks had a mis hap you can see the old Trelewis Ex Servicemen’s club
Recovery crane on site
