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  1. FracaWicro

    TfW to operate Class 37s on the Rhymney Line

    Having ridden the evening service 4 times and the morning service twice, it has gotten calmer throughout the week, especially as people have worked out how to spread out. My only issue is the strict security who threaten to throw you off if the window is even slightly ajar, despite it being 26...
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    Railways that are now roads

    I don't know if it's already been mentioned but the A465 Heads of the Valleys road follows much of the Heads of the Valleys railway line. There are also numerous cycle paths around South Wales that follow former railway lines, especially the cycle path between Blackwood and Hollybush. You can...
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    TfW to operate Class 37s on the Rhymney Line

    According to a Facebook group I'm in, training on the 769s is meant to start on the Rhymney in September. I'm not 100% certain about the validity of this, or the logistics as only 002 and 008 have been delivered so far.
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    TfW to operate Class 37s on the Rhymney Line

    Here is 37421 (with 418 at the tail (barely in shot)) running 3Z36 on a training run at Pengam last week.

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