The Journal WELSH of the Welsh Railways RAILWAYS Research Circle ARCHIVE Compiled by John Bushby Index to Volume VI Locomotive hauled trains returned to the Rhymney–Cardiff line again in 2019 with two four coach sets and three class 37 locomotives in use. Here 37418 is seen on a down train at Llanishen on 8th August 2019. These were due to be replaced by the end of the year by diesel multiple units transferred from other franchises, pending electrification and conversion to light rail. Photo: Brian Rolley Volume Six - Issues and Page Numbers 2015 No. 1 May pp1-24 No. 2 November pp25-48 2016 No. 3 May pp49-72 No. 4 November pp73-96 2017 No. 5 May pp 97-120 No. 6 November pp121-144 2018 No. 7 May pp145-168 No. 8 November pp169-192 2019 No. 9 May pp191-216 No. 10 November pp217-240 The Index ppi-viii Index to Volume VI 1 Suffixes used in this index D - detailed drawing(s) M - track diagram(s) or detailed pam(s) P - photograph(s) C - correction Tail Traffic is the Letters section. AUTHOR INDEX A Connop Price M (cont): ab Elis R: Tail Traffic: Mystery Conractor’s Locomotive 192 From Towy to Teifi 145P, 147P Anderson N: Tail Traffic Railway Operations at Roath Sidings, Llandudno: the last resort 197P, 240C Cardiff 96 Mid-Glamorgan Railtour 154MP Anon: The Collapse of Cockett Tunnel in 1899 171MP A selection of regulations from the Taff Vale Railway rulebook 35 The Croppers in Pembrokeshire 1869-1894 62P Alexandra (Newport & South Wales) Docks & Railway Co Crump R: Tail Traffic: Barry Railway 6-wheel Goods Brake Van 24 2-6-2T mineral traffic locomotives Nos. 36 and 37 156DP Arriva Trains Wales, end of franchise 193 D Cardiff Railway 0-6-2T Nos. 33-35 180DP David J: A 60 year courtship 27 Cardiff Railway “11” Class 0-6-2T mineral engine 204DP Foreword 26, 170 Early Taff Vale locomotive boilers and Franklin expedition? 216 Newtown station, 2010 73P Foreword, Publications Working Group 50, 74, 122 Rhymney Railway 8 ton brake van 214DP From Porter to Canvasser (LNWR/LMS memories) Rhymney Railway Timber or low sided wagon 14DP 130P, 153P, 168 So far from Queen Street to General Station 186M Keen & Nettlefords Ltd, Dowlais Works side tank engines 108D Denman M: Foreword 2 Mystery Contractor’s Locomotive 168P The Railway as a Common Carrier 166 Opening of the South Wales Railway 89 Dotson, B: Foreword 98 Pontypridd station canopy – the drawings 60 Dore-Thomas J: Automatic Traffic Control,Western Mail extract 2 Swansea District Lines 164M Contractor’s Locomotive on the Barry Railway 195P Replacement GWR bridge on Tanat Valley Branch 12D T a i l T r a ffi c : R u n a w a y T r a i n f r o m C o e d - y - G r i c t o N e w p o r t 2 4 Rhymney Railway Jottings 191, 216 Taff Vale Titbits 31, 165, 216 E Tales of Woe (Taff Vale Railway) 26 Ellis D: Coal To Llanishen 17P Talerddig cutting, 2 March 2018 169P The Barry Bit 104, 119, 144, 167, 191, 216, 239P F The Building and Widening of the Quakers Yard viaduct 36DMP Flood D: Foreword 146 The Great Revolt (Taff Vale Railway) 40P Victory on local rates (from Railway Magazine 1906) 114 G Ashford A: Aberbeeg again (with Ray Caston) 105P Gilson P: Blaen Myherin – Remotest Manchester and Milford? Aberbeeg Shed in 1962 84P 75MP When Pontypool Road was a junction (with Ray Caston) 1 4 2 P , 1 6 8 C H Headon T: Tail Traffic Aberbeeg again 144 B Tail Traffic: ICI locoAbernethy 168 Berry J: The Ancient Indian Red Trail 21 Humble K: Tail Traffic: GKN Locomotives 144 B o w e n S : W h i t l a n d i n t h e 1 9 3 0 s ( w i t h S t e v e V i n c e n t ) 1 1 5 M P Humpage A: Foreword 26, 218 Bryn Jones R: Biglis Station “a complete white elephant” 119MP Last days at Talyllyn 56P Foreword 26 The Navigation Station dispute 42M Happy Anniversary to Lladlow Halt 16MP The Taff Vale Railway today 46DP Rebuilding Pontypridd Station 32DMP The Big Barry Bit 39 I Bushby J: Foreword 194, 218 Instone R: Passenger train working on the LNWR Sirhowy Line 68P The Barry Railway’s management circa 1906 and 1907: Ty Trist Siding. An incursion by the ADR 22MP dividends, interests and careers. Part 1 235 Tail Traffic: Contractor’s locomotive on the Barry Railway 240 J The Visit of Senior Officers of the London and North James C: London & North Wales Railway Central Wales line Western Railway to South Wales, July 1878 176MP publicity 96 Railway operations at Roath sidings, Cardiff (Churchill C tanks, 1957) 72 Caston R: Aberbeeg Again (with Ray Caston) 105P Tail Traffic: Swansea Victoria Goods Shed 192P Foreword 26 Machen Works – the Swindon of the Brecon and Merthyr M Railway 97P, 99P Maund R: Getting in early (Manchester & Milford opening dates) Newport’s Bygone Railways 15M 83, 121 Tail Traffic: Railway Operations At Roath Sidings, Cardiff 96 More on trains to Tremains 70 The Pembroke & Tenby Railway reaches Carmarthen 203, 240C Tail Traffic: Manchester & Milford Railway Extension to When Pontypool Road was a junction (with Adrian Ashford) Strata Florida 120 1 4 2 P , 1 6 8 C Tail Traffic: The sad tale of St y Nyll 168 Chown R: To Barry via the Arctic Circle 58MP McCarthy T: Memories of the early years of the Taff Vale Railway 38 Connop Price M: Amlwch 3MP Tail Traffic: Caebryn to Cross Hands 24 Anglesey’s Ghost Railway 7M Tail Traffic: Tales of Old Radnor 24 Cordite before Customers. The Wrexham & Ellesmere in Miles J: A walk from Pontardawe to Ystalyfers along the old Wartime 219MP Swansea Vale/Midland Railway route (with Keri Thomas Day Trip to Denbeigh, 26 August 1965 90MP and Tudor Watkins) 137MP 2 Welsh Railways Archive Miles J (cont): Rhodes A: Every picture tells a story (private owners wagons) 57P Tail Traffic: Maenclochog and the Cartlands 96 Tail Taffic: Extant TVR structures 72 S Welsh railway management 189P Simmonds R: Cymmer viaduct 228MP Miller A: Firing experiences on the Barry and GW Railways 207MP Is there a Brunellian Viaduct At Tommawr? 8DMP Morton D: Mystery contractor’s locomotive 192, 216 T N Thomas K: A walk from Pontardawe to Ystalyfers along the Nichols G: Locomotives repaired at Machen 1922–1927 133P old Swansea Vale/Midland Railway route (with John Miles and Tudor Watkins) 137MP P White Gates Crossing 211MP Phillips A: Youthful activities on the railways of Pant and Tomkiss D: Cleaner at Llantrisant 18MP Dowlais 123MP Lantrisant’s new canteen 82DP Poole B: A sad day at Cerist crossing 158MP Memories of the 1921 Abermule accident 49P, 51MP V Pont y Pandy Bech 86DP Vincent S: Whitland in the 1930s (with Ray Bowen) 115P Remains of the Van branch 161P The Royal Warehouse at Newtown 110P W Watkins M: A walk from Pontardawe to Ystalyfers along the old R Swansea Vale/Midland Railway route (with John Miles Rowson S: Focus on the Clothes 80P, 118P, 183P and Keri Thomas) 137MP Tail Traffic Carnegie Hero Fund Trust medals 192 Williams A: ROF locomotive on loan at Swansea Docks 1P Tail Traffic Navigation Station dispute 72 Wilson R: The Swedish & Norwegian Railway’s 0-8-0 locos 106P SUBJECT INDEX A Collieries: A 60 year courtship 27M Avon Hill Colliery 229 A sad day at Cerist Crossing 158MP, 192 Duffryn Rhondda Colliery 233 A selection of regulations from the Taff Vale Railway rulebook 35 Glenavon Colliery 230 A walk from Pontardawe to Ystalyfera along the old Swansea Glenavon Garw Collieries Ltd 232 Vale/Midland Railway route 137MP Glyncorrwg Colliery 230 Aberbeeg again 105P, 144 Glyncymmer Colliery 230. 231 Aberbeeg shed in 1962 84P Graigola Merthyr Colliery 211 Accidents: Hendy Merthyr Colliery 211 A sad day at Cerist Crossing 158MP, 192 Nantewlaeth Colliery 232 Cambrian Clippings (accidents in 1869) 239 Ocean Coal Co. 232 Memories of the 1921 Abermule accident 49P, 51MP White Gates Crossing 211MP Railway accident near Caerphilly 216 Contractor’s locomotive on the Barry Railway 195P, 216 Alexandra (Newport & South wales) Dock & Railway Co. Contractors: 2-6-2T mineral traffic locomotives Nos. 36 and 37 156DP Appleby & Lawton 66 Amalgamations, attempted, betwen South Wales companies 27M Beeston, Frederick 76 Amlwch. A branch line struggling to survive 3MP Contractor’s locomotive on the Barry Railway 195P Anglesey’s ghost railway 7M Davies & Savin 92 Arriva Trains Wales – see Railway companies etc Davies, David 86, 169P George, Mr, SWMR 8 B Hanson, Mr, L&OR 228 Barry bit 39, 104, 119, 144, 167, 191, 216, 239P Hoborough & Co 220 Barry Railway – see Railway companies etc Holden, C&CR 148 Biglis station “a complete white elephant” 119MP Holland, Hannen & Cubitt 221 Blaen Myherin – remotest Manchester & Milford 75MP Jones & Jepson 9, 64 Bridges and viaducts: Morris & Thomas 55 Blaenavon branch, PTR 10P Peto, Samuel Morton 197 Cymmer Viaduct 228MP Paulings & Co 221 Llanbradach Viaduct 144 Price & Wills 195 Pont Shon Norton viaduct, Nelson Branch, TVR 25P Walker, T A 195 Pont y Pandy Bêch 86MP Cordite before customers: the Wrexham & Ellesmere in Pwll y Pant Viaduct 104, 144 wartime 219MP The rebuilding and widening of Quakers Yard viaduct 36DMP Creigiau cottages, water supply 54 Tonmawr viaduct 8MP Cymmer Viaduct 228MP Brecon & Merthyr Railway – see Railway companies etc British Railways – see Railway companies etc D Day trip to Denbigh, 26th August 1965 90MP C Diesel multiple units Class 143 193P Cambrian Clippings (accidents in 1869) 239 Directors’ fees, Barry Railway 240 Cambrian Railways – see Railway companies etc Docks Cardiff Railway – see Railway companies etc Barry docks 237, 239P Cardiff Railway “11” class 0-6-2T mineral engine 204DP Drawings: Cardiff Railway 0-6-2T Nos.