The Merthyr Tredegar & Abergavenny Railway has 2 tunnels at Brynmawr separated by maybe a mile or so of pedestrianised trackbed. There is also a disused quarry which is rather dull.
Gelli Felen also has a drainage tunnel cut under its eastern approach.
Pics
Gelli Felen first
Both tunnels are connected by 2 conduit tunnels which are fenced off - one better than the other but I didn't fancy squeezing past the rockfalls to get into the second bore.
The bit of grid metal on the floor was cut out of the grill closing this water logged conduit off
Second bore through the metal fence
On the way up the track bed I saw the exit for this tunnel down in the valley & luckily I found the entrance off to the right of the rail tunnels. Unlike the rail tunnels it's at an angle going down so would have been slippery if it had been wetter.
This is Claydach - again 2 bores & both sealed off at the Eastern end. I would have stayed longer & done more shots but my breathing was getting laboured & when the headache started I decides to go. 90 sec exposures didn't help.
Blocked up end
Conduit in to second bore
How it looks the other way
& out into the fresh air.
Thanks for looking.
Gelli Felen also has a drainage tunnel cut under its eastern approach.
Pics
Gelli Felen first
Both tunnels are connected by 2 conduit tunnels which are fenced off - one better than the other but I didn't fancy squeezing past the rockfalls to get into the second bore.
The bit of grid metal on the floor was cut out of the grill closing this water logged conduit off
Second bore through the metal fence
On the way up the track bed I saw the exit for this tunnel down in the valley & luckily I found the entrance off to the right of the rail tunnels. Unlike the rail tunnels it's at an angle going down so would have been slippery if it had been wetter.
This is Claydach - again 2 bores & both sealed off at the Eastern end. I would have stayed longer & done more shots but my breathing was getting laboured & when the headache started I decides to go. 90 sec exposures didn't help.
Blocked up end
Conduit in to second bore
How it looks the other way
& out into the fresh air.
Thanks for looking.
