Brecon Mountain Railway Train No.2

by Claire Bull

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Brecon Mountain Railway Train No.2

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Claire Bull

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The Brecon Beacon Railway train is a wonderful one hour trip from Pant railway station taking you across the beautiful countryside in Wales. I was lucky enough to ride it and even stood between cars in the narrow outside passage to take breathtaking photos on the narrow twists and turns.
The ash from the coal got into my hair and it was tricky keeping balance but I had a couple of other brave souls to keep me company and we thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
A bit of a trip back to the past. The wooden seats and old train and it was really a lovely ride.

BRECON MOUNTAIN RAILWAY
Take a short trip by narrow gauge steam train on one of the most popular vintage railway routes in Wales.
From the website:
The former Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction railway takes you therough beautiful Brecon Beacons scenery from Pant to Pontsticill, along the full length of the Taf Fechan Reservoir. The train has all-weather observation carriages.

At Pontsticill you can visit the cafe and admire the view across Pontsticill Reservoir, the largest of the four Taf Fechan reservoirs, to the peaks of the Brecon Beacons. Or you could go for a ramble on the shore. There is a children's play area here.

On your return to Pant, you can visit the workshop where old steam locomotives are repaired or follow the footpath to a picnic site which has an amazing panoramic view of the valley.

I highly recommend this and it is only a couple of hours out of your day if you are visiting Wales and such lovely scenery.

From a photograph I took on the visit. This is near Cardiff, Wales

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August 15th, 2015

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