Saturday, January 18, 2014

NYF History

Industrial Railways & Tramways of Flintshire: Part 6: Brymbo – Pnatystain (Llanfynydd) – Coed Talon. I. R. Thomas & M. Griffiths . 42-52.
Wrexham and Minera Extension Joint Railway: GWR line to LNWR Ffrith branch near Llanfynydd. See letter in Issue 22 page 53 by Huw D. Edwards which indicates some minor errors in closure dates given and oddity of Coed Talon to Brymbo services being down for LNWR and up for GWR (probably somebody at Paddington thought that "N" was an "S") Illus: 1660 and 1635 on 3-coach SLS railtour at Brymbo station on 18 April 1959; Glascoed Viaduct; Ffrith Viaduct; bridge for cable-worked tramway from Nant-y-Ffrith Silica Stone Quarry to Bwlchgwyn Sidings; lime kilns at Trimley Hall Quarry Sidings; SLS special at Bwlchgwyn Sidings; 44367 on single coach passenger train leaving Mold for Brymbo on 6 June 1949; 44065 at Llanfynydd on lat passenger train on 26 March 1950; same train departing Coed-talon and 44595 on freight at Coed-talon on 15 June 1963.

Link http://www.steamindex.com/archive/arch3.htm


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