Your final shot, Bob, had behind you one of the architectural gems of the City. The former offices of Cardiff Rural District Council I believe ,by none other than William Burgess.

Looked derelict

Thank you, Bob. An excellent production, as always. In my train spotting days , I and a pal in probably the early 1960’s, ventured one Saturday-probably after The Red Dragon had gone at 10am, down the Glamorganshire. We actually saw an engine (rather than a battery loco) in a shed. I recall it looked. I do hope you might produce a booklet on this gem. Something akin to the Oakwood Press pamphlets? Meantime, thank you again.

There wasn't a station, but theres one in the pipeline.

Hi Bob, you know they don't look that dated, they must have been quite advanced for their time. Many thanks to Alexandre. All the best!!

Used to remember the bridge over Newport road as a kid. Surprised it didn't get a mention, but my father used to work where Dunelm is (Citylink), and in those days it was a mass of railway sidings known as Roath Coalyard. Splott park, back in the 70's, had a derelict steam engine (think it was a small saddle or pannier tank, from memory) in the kid's play area too.

Thank you for your video and sharing some of the local history. I lived very close to Llanishen station and was a junior member of Llanishen Golf Club from 1966 and often took the train up to Cefn Onn and back again. It was sad to see the demise of both stations. Brought back a lot of memories.

Smashing video Bob. I live in Pontypridd and I've been obsessed with all these random abandoned lines for a while, I think it's crazy how many there were in the local area too! Also what surprises me is the track heading up to Caerphilly from Nantgarw roundabout, like I know it was in a cutting but damn that current road is STEEP! Do you know how I can find out what the incline was on the line?

Nice video 😃

Nice looking locomotive, great update

Saargemines is on the French side. Saarbrugge is across the border in Germany. You can now catch a tram from one to the other.

thanks bob

Is the platform still there, and is there a (legal) way to get near it?

As a newer subscriber, I appreciate the opportunity to point out the spontaneity in finding something old and forgotten, suddenly exposed to our examination. Making something regular takes a bit of that away, perhaps?

further to my last comment re brakeman,there was another one at taffs well who would release the brakes the guard would of couse remain in the brake van,i was one of these in 75/76/77 and my cabin was in the old station masters office on the down platform.

Unfortunatly for me growing up in the area and being born in 86 i never got to experience or see these local feats, great content Bob thanks for sharing

Excellent video and well researched. The Whitcombs really look interesting locos

i was born in taffs well 1950, i used to wave at the trains going over the viaduct when i was a child

Fantastic railway archeology! (new subscriber, Virginia)

Much missed.

Nice to see where I live in videos, at around 6:50 you're just around my back garden.

Barry Style, like that phrase Bob! To me it does look like that Bridge that the Barry Railway went under as well but I bet back in the steam days this would had been a epic location, great video and shame that were filled in

Its nice to see there is so much still there

Another great video Bob 👏👍👍👍👍😁

There is a great article in Western Times issue 7 summer 2023 on Penrrhos Junctions . Great Video Bob !

Great Sleuthin! Lovely pics and Awesome Engineering being Re wilded and Absorbed into the Landscape 👍🏻

Really enjoyed your video, and fascinating research. Thank you ☺️👍🏻

your investigations rival that of Columbo, but I have one more question......

Excellent detective work,[email protected] the opening date of Caerphilly tunnel was 1871.

Strong evidence to support your theory! Great stuff.

I'd say it's certainly a bridge as described, and the photo looking along the route from the viaduct is good enough proof. Great find!

Hi Bob, I did some research on the Barry Railway between Penrhos Lower Junction and Barry Junction some years ago and I am as sure as it is possible to be that the brick wall 09:21 is the bridge marked with an arrow at 10:13. Penrhos viaduct was 115 yards long, being the shortest of the three viaducts on this section the other two were Penrheol at 385 yards and Pwll-Y-Pant at 797 yards. I am really pleased you made this video as I have always wondered if there was anything left of the bridge at 09:21 and thanks to you I now have the answer. Please keep the videos coming of the Caerphilly area they are fascinating.

Great video... I cycle around there all the time as well as many other old rail lines. I often wonder what trains went where.

my Dad crashed his Ford Anglia into the end of the bridge in 1963 , wrote the car off and had to suffer my mams wrath as she was pregnant with me i was born a couple of weeks after the crash ,always called it Dads bridge in our house lol. another great video Bob

As I said in a previous comment, worth waiting for your videos. Cheers

Great stuff, Bob 😃

bob the photo at 2.04 is the penrhos brakesman cabin he would assist the train guard in pinning down the brakes,(out of 40 wagons some thirty would have brakes put down)one, of these would repair watches and the other on the next shift would cut hair,good video bob.

Really well researched. I like your detective-like approach.

Bridge or viaduct?

I enjoy the style and content of your videos, so no need to change anything. Keep it going and enjoy doing it!

My husband was born in the Brad

Nice little Q&A but it always good to watch your videos and looking forward to the next one

great update Bob, I just love the way you present this fascinating industrial history always a pleasure to listen to you. My wife is a professional storyteller and I think you’ve got this down pat

Hi Bob. Keep doing what you're doing. Stay with the "pleasurable hobby" approach. It's giving both you and us a great deal of enjoyment. Don't let it consume your life. If I was still living South Wales, I would definitely attend one of your talks.

I think you’ve found your niche Bob. You’re good at what you do and that’s fantastic.

Bob please carry on doing what you do It's always enjoyable to watch, once you get out of your comfort zone you may well get fed up and call it a day. Better to do a really interesting video when you can than try and please viewers by trying to do things your not interested in doing, you can bet someone else will have done it anyway.

Good to know a little more about you - and your pressures of time and work and family. We can all understand these things - which makes what you do manage even more precious. Well done. And yes; guilty as charged in asking for certain branches, but I haven't hectored - and now I understand. All the best Bob, Matt (@Knockjohn2)

Nice update, Bob 👍

Some of the full-time KZfaqrs churn out videos regularly, regardless of the quality of the content. In some cases, it has led to burnout, trying to keep up with the KZfaq algorithm's bullying demands. Far better that you do not go down that road, but just upload at your convenience, and maintain your high standards. Your current format works very well. and it has been fascinating to learn more of the history of my former homeland.