A Passenger train, circa 1963, pulling out of the station on it way up the Rhigos Bank. Introduction: Up until 1851 when the Vale of Neath Railway line was built, the main way of transporting goods from the top end of the valley to the ports at Briton Ferry and...
Introduction: The following article forms part of a trilogy of articles the will look at the history of the Vale of Neath Railway. This first article will specificably look at the development and the major technical innovations of the time that were instrumental...
The garden of 32 Craig Nedd in November The Big Freeze of 2010: Another extreme weather event that has gone down in history occurred at the end of 2010 when a prolonged cold spell hit the UK. Called by the media “The Big Freeze” it would go down in the MET Office...