Brecon Mountain Railway
The Brecon Mountain Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Mynydd Brycheiniog) is a 1 ft 11 3⁄4 in (603 mm) narrow gauge tourist railway operating in the Brecon Beacons National Park along the eastern bank of the Pontsticill Reservoir and uphill passing the nearby upper (Pentwyn) reservoir to Torpantau.
The BMR, Pant Station is located three miles north of the town of Merthyr Tydfil, Mid-Glamorganshire, South-East Wales.
The line, runs along part of the trackbed of the northern section of the former standard gauge Brecon and Merthyr Railway (later part of the Great Western Railway) from Pant to a station at Torpantau opened in 2014, via Pontsticill and Dolygaer a distance of around 5 miles.
The line ends just short of the site of the standard gauge Torpantau station and the nearby 667yd long Torpantau tunnel, the highest railway tunnel in Great Britain. It has been suggested that in the future the line may be extended through Torpantau tunnel. Torpantau is also probably one of the bleakest and remote locations on Britain’s railways with not even a shelter provided for intending passengers at this remote mountain site.
Read MoreThe BMR, Pant Station is located three miles north of the town of Merthyr Tydfil, Mid-Glamorganshire, South-East Wales.
The line, runs along part of the trackbed of the northern section of the former standard gauge Brecon and Merthyr Railway (later part of the Great Western Railway) from Pant to a station at Torpantau opened in 2014, via Pontsticill and Dolygaer a distance of around 5 miles.
The line ends just short of the site of the standard gauge Torpantau station and the nearby 667yd long Torpantau tunnel, the highest railway tunnel in Great Britain. It has been suggested that in the future the line may be extended through Torpantau tunnel. Torpantau is also probably one of the bleakest and remote locations on Britain’s railways with not even a shelter provided for intending passengers at this remote mountain site.
