Garw Valley Railway

The Garw Valley Railway is the trading name of the Bridgend Valleys Railway Company Limited. It operates a short section of 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge railway located in South Wales, which is being recreated as a heritage railway. Formerly part of the Llynvi and Ogmore Railway (L&OR) and built by the Great Western Railway (GWR), the line was used for freight and passenger services, with most of the track still in place between Brynmenyn and Pontycymer. The project currently has a train shed at Pontycymer, and hopes to initially offer brake van rides between Pontycymer and Pant-y-Gog, a distance of 0.5 miles (0.8 km).

Garw Valley Railway
Blaengarw
River Garw
Pontycymmer
Loco shed
Pontyrhyl
Port Talbot Railway
and Docks Company
Llangeinor
River Garw
Brynmenyn
Ogmore Valley Railway
Cardiff and
Ogmore Valley Railway
Garw Loop
Tondu Triangle
Maesteg Line
Tondu
Ogmore Vale Extension
Maesteg Line

Garw Valley Railway
LocaleBridgend, Wales
TerminusPontycymer and Brynmenyn
ConnectionsNetwork Rail Tondu Station
Commercial operations
Built byGreat Western Railway
Original gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Preserved operations
Owned byBridgend Valleys Railway Company Limited
Stations5 (currently not operational)
Length5 miles (8.0 km)
Preserved gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Commercial history
Opened1876
Closed6 March 1997
Preservation history
1988Preservation group formed.
1994Bridgend Valleys Railway Company incorporated.
23 March 2001National Assembly for Wales Transport & Works Act order secured.
HeadquartersPontycymer Locomotive Works
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