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Mynydd Aberdare - Cyfarthfa Tramroad

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NPRN85663
Map ReferenceSO00NW
Grid ReferenceSO0372006650
Unitary (Local) AuthorityMerthyr Tydfil
Old CountyGlamorgan
CommunityPark
Type Of SiteTRAMWAY
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
Part of the plateway system connecting various ironstone and coal levels on the NE slope of Mynydd Aberd're with Cyfarthfa Ironworks.
(SO03720665-SO03440659).

1884 (OS 6-inch 1st Edn.): this section was composed of two separate lines running eastwards from SO03440659, the northern line running to transhipment with a standard-gauge siding; the southern one running to the Cyfarthfa Iron Works to connect with the internal plateway system.

1905 (OS 6-inch 2nd Edn.): the southern line had been cut back to serve a tipping stage on the standard gauge sidings.