There were four stations or stops in Bedlinog and Trelewis.We also have images of the area arond the Ffaldcaiach sgnal box
Bedlinog
Taff Merthyr Halt
Ffaldcaiach Signal box area
Trelewis Platform
Trelewis Halt
Just like the rest of the district a lot of coal was transported by train. Most of the train photos associated with the collieries are on a separate page “railways at collieries “
TRAIN PASSING THROUGH TRELEWIS AND BEDLINOG CARRYING TOURISTS 1991
Trelewis Halt
The Halt in 1960
Site of the former Halt 2009
Another small station built in 1934. This station was built on the main road just above the Ffaldcaiach Bridge. It was a tidy little station that had regular trains and good connections to all the main stations. Trains on the Neath/Pontypool route passed through this station.
Trelewis Halt 1960’s
Train arriving from Treharris to the Halt
Same view as above arriving from Treharris 1995
Same view as above arriving from Treharris 2010
1963 image from John Wiltshire
Train arriving from Nelson
The Halt 1958
Station site 1980
Ffaldcaiach signal box area
Ffaldcaiach Signal Box, Trelewis
Colour AI version
Ffaldcaiach Signal Box stood on the Taff Bargoed Joint Line, which ran from Nelson & Llancaiach through Trelewis and Bedlinog to Dowlais Cae Harris. Developed jointly by the Great Western and Rhymney railways, the line opened to goods and mineral traffic on 10 January 1876, followed by passenger services on 1 February 1876.
Railway signalling records are notable because they list both “Ffaldcaiach Sidings” and “Ffaldcaiach” among the signal boxes or signalling locations on the Taff Bargoed branch.
The railway faced difficult conditions because of the steep valley terrain and nearby mining activity. After the Second World War, a major embankment slip above Taff Merthyr Colliery led to the line being reduced to single track between Ffaldcaiach Sidings and Bedlinog Station.
Passenger services in the area ended on 15 June 1964, and records show 12 October 1964 as the closure date for Ffaldcaiach Siding as a goods facility.
The name Ffaldcaiach predates the railway. The local community council records it as referring to an ancient animal pound linked to the River Caiach, a stream that formed part of an old boundary.
Men working on water pumps next to signal box
Train heading towards signal box Macintosh terrace is above
View from where signal box once was looking up towards Bedlinog direction
Signal box was on the line just before bridge although original bridge was replaced in the 1970’s
Trelewis Platform
Field street, built in 1904 was once the main but not only entrance to Trelewis platform station
above we see the platform in 1960
A very small halt/station on the Nelson & Llancaiach to Dowlais route probably opened later than the Bedlinog station. It consisted of two platforms (up and down) There was a waiting room and booking office on the Field street platform. The station was situated behind Cherry Tree way at the top of Field Street
The Platform 1960
Field Street Platform
Below we see the 4.55 from Dowlais, Saturday July 13th 1963
1961
1990’s all gone
Train approaching Nelson/Llancaiach station through Trelewis 1960’s
Same view as above but in 2012 train lines near old Nelson and Llancaiach Station
Above we see construction of new footbridge over the tracks in lower Trelewis for Cycle path
Taff Merthyr Halt
A third station for the tiny Trelewis village but this was built in 1924 for the mineworkers at the newly built Taff Merthyr Colliery.
Photo by Hank
Coal trucks passing the colliery
You can still see some of the platform supports in 2014
Very little left on that side of the track
A ticket from 1963
Bedlinog Railways
The old signal box
Bedlinog Station
Below we see a great photo by Graham Roose from 1990
When the station was demolished
Below we see a photo from 2010
