The South Wales Division was one of the three operating divisions of the Western Region. Explore the South Wales Railways in the 1980s with previously unpublish
In the early 1980s, I began to visit South Wales on a regular basis to photograph the railway scene. At that time, the collieries and steelworks were generating
Once coal was king in the valleys, and the railways grew accordingly. Today the industry has all but disappeared, and with it a way of life. The author reflects