Brecknock, Carmarthen & Radnor's Lost Railways

The counties of Brecknockshire, Carmarthenshire and Radnorshire are now part of the modern regions of Dyfed and Powys, and although it is easy to think of South Wales as a mainly industrial area, only the southernmost parts of Brecknockshire and Carmarthenshire were touched by the coal-mining industry that they depended on. Thus, most of the areas covered in this book are delightfully rural and, as a consequence, many of the railways were marginal at best. However, there were anomalies: towns such as Brecon and Carmarthen were so important in railway terms that at one time each had four railway companies running trains to them and, of course, local communities suffered when the Beeching cuts were made. The story of the area's railways is told here, accompanied by over 50 period photographs of its lost stations, including: Abercrave, Brecon Free Street, Brecon Watton, Builth Road, Bronwydd Arms, Brynamman, Brynmawr, Burry Port, Clydach, Colbren Junction, Conwil, Craig-Y-Nos, Cwnmawr, Devynock, Garnant, Gilwern, Glanamman, Glasbury-on-Wye, Golden Grove, Henllan, Hirwaun, Llanarthney, Llanbyther, Llandyssul, Llanglydwen, Nantgaredig, New Radnor, Newbridge-on-Wye, Newcastle Emlyn, Pantydwr, Pencader, Pont Yates, Pontyberem, Presteign, Rhayader, Rhydowen, St Clears, Stanner, Talybont-on-Usk, Talyllyn, Three Cocks Junction, and Trefeinon.

Author: Peter Dale
Publisher: Stenlake
Extra Details: Pictorial Card Covers, 10 x 7 inches tall, lavishly illustrated with contemporary B&W photos throughout.