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. Don Gatehouse in 1991 and other enthusiasts had the foresight to take many of the images we are fortunate to see on this website, a big thank you to them all. I have added some other images taken by dedicated photograthers, without whom we would not have these historic images, check out the other great work they have done, a lot of it can be found on Flickr
Some very old engines at the pit
The photograph above was taken by Don Gatehouse 1991 who gave me permission to share
Below we see a photo of the viaduct built to carry the railway line between Trelewis ad Treharris
Washery and screen areas
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
railway tracks gone below on the route between Treharris and Quakers yard.
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
Below we see the signal box that was just opposite Captains hill junction for Deep Navi and Taff Merthyr lines
Below we see a photograph by Michael Hart 1991 of the trucks being filled with coal and another a little earlier from Mick Jones, below that we see the same area when the colliery closed.
Mick Jones image from 1989 just a little further down the line
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 mostly Trelewis side of colliery
Area below Edwards Terrace which is now ther Millenium Park photo by Geoff Dowling 1990
Mick Page took the image below again below Bontnewydd and the High Street Trelewis
Another below Bontnewydd Terrace this time by Davis Rostance 1991
Lower Trelewis we have some images
Behind Park Terrace Bingley Hall image he took around 1989
Two passing Ffaldcaich/Wimpey area
We have a collection now taken in the area of the junction for Deep Navi and Taff Merthyr collieries
Captains Hill Bridge
Two images of the new housing devolped behind the old station site called Beachcroft
when the coal mines shut the rails went too
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
A couple of very old coal trucks seen at Deep Navigation many years ago
Taff Merthyr Colliery
Trains passing the former Taff Merthyr coal mine possibly 1960’s and the old station
Jimmy Wilson captured this great image just above Taff Merthyr Colliery.
A few from the Bedlinog area with coal coming from Cwm Bargoed and the opencast Merthyr
These next images are from the Nelson area
Junction which used to see trains enter into the centre of Nelson
This one is heading from Ystrad Mynach by Nelson bog behind Rowan tree pub
