Myself and fellow members of South Wales Classic Car Club, recently visited the remains of Cymer Afan Station for a coffee stop on a club run, and it was great to see what is left of the old Afan valley railways.
Another cracking video Ben. Thank you so much for sharing this. Another line I would have liked to have traveled on - at least I can picture some of it, thanks to you & your excellent video :)
Fantastic attention to detail on this, really impressive and thanks for sharing this. Had me double checking my work phone for email at 7:22, heard an outlook noise. No email all is good lol. 👍
Respect for the historical research to build this, Ben. Soo many different lines in what must've been coal central. Fantastic to have an important piece of history replicated.
Last year I cycled from Pontypridd to Margam via Glynccorrwg then on the old South Wales Mineral line to Cymmer followed by the R&SB line to Port Talbot. The gradients on these lines are brutal. I would love to have ridden behind the driver on a DMU. Brilliant simulation, but the 56xx was travelling too fast for the gradients. Well done!
@roberthope7787 Yes, I know I was travelling too fast. But it was hard to drive accurately, whilst also trying to record it. There are quite a few errors. But it gives the flavour....
You did a brilliant job which gave a real flavour for the line. I’m just about old enough to remember a DMU crossing the A48 in Port Talbot, and also the crash near Pontrhyddfen in (I think ) 1960 which resulted in some fatalities. You’ve done a brilliant job.
Cheers for this Ben, it's a great piece of work. Being a recently retired train driver and having cycled and walked these lines I'd like to give this a go on Train Sim. I'm quite a new user of TS so expect there are many assets I won't have or will struggle to get to get it to run.
Fantastic as usual Ben. I did notice one issue - at the east end of Cymmer Afan there is a bridge structure lying across the Abergwynfi tracks. You can close you're eyes and bravely drive through it though.... 🙂
@peterdunning2952 yes I know. But it was hard to drive accurately, whilst also trying to record it. There are quite a few errors. But it gives the flavour....
Excellent work! So useful to place where the railway was.
Myself and fellow members of South Wales Classic Car Club, recently visited the remains of Cymer Afan Station for a coffee stop on a club run, and it was great to see what is left of the old Afan valley railways.
Another nice trip along a route I now regularly walk.
Good effort Ben, Treherbert hasn't changed a great deal. Now to watch it again with a map.
Another cracking video Ben. Thank you so much for sharing this. Another line I would have liked to have traveled on - at least I can picture some of it, thanks to you & your excellent video :)
Abbsolutely brilliant, thank you.
Brilliant, passes the back of my house 🙂
Fantastic attention to detail on this, really impressive and thanks for sharing this. Had me double checking my work phone for email at 7:22, heard an outlook noise. No email all is good lol. 👍
Superb !
Wonderful, takes me back sixty years. I travelled over the line many times, steam and DMU. Well done Ben.
this looks like a fantastic route, great job 👍
Respect for the historical research to build this, Ben.
Soo many different lines in what must've been coal central.
Fantastic to have an important piece of history replicated.
Ben just one word FAB
Last year I cycled from Pontypridd to Margam via Glynccorrwg then on the old South Wales Mineral line to Cymmer followed by the R&SB line to Port Talbot. The gradients on these lines are brutal. I would love to have ridden behind the driver on a DMU. Brilliant simulation, but the 56xx was travelling too fast for the gradients. Well done!
@roberthope7787 Yes, I know I was travelling too fast. But it was hard to drive accurately, whilst also trying to record it. There are quite a few errors. But it gives the flavour....
You did a brilliant job which gave a real flavour for the line. I’m just about old enough to remember a DMU crossing the A48 in Port Talbot, and also the crash near Pontrhyddfen in (I think ) 1960 which resulted in some fatalities. You’ve done a brilliant job.
@@roberthope7787That crossing on the A48 in P Talbot was a pain in the neck, thank goodness for the M4
Cheers for this Ben, it's a great piece of work. Being a recently retired train driver and having cycled and walked these lines I'd like to give this a go on Train Sim. I'm quite a new user of TS so expect there are many assets I won't have or will struggle to get to get it to run.
@SomeWelshBloke yes sadly the assets required is quite a long list. I'll be updating this post with a download link in the next day or so.
Fantastic as usual Ben. I did notice one issue - at the east end of Cymmer Afan there is a bridge structure lying across the Abergwynfi tracks. You can close you're eyes and bravely drive through it though.... 🙂
@@kevinroberts9999 I'll check that out cheers 👍
Excellent video.Just a minor detail- a 56xx with such a train,even of empties would be running at less than half that speed up them grades !
@peterdunning2952 yes I know. But it was hard to drive accurately, whilst also trying to record it. There are quite a few errors. But it gives the flavour....
Would be a bit dull at 15mph. Better to believe the crew were in a hurry for shift ending.
That's fantastic, how did you do that!!
@gwynrandall7255 A lot of patience, research, and time!