Brecon Mountain Railway

Brecon Mountain Railway
Rheilffordd Mynydd Brycheiniog
1908-built German 0-6-2WTT Graf Schwerin-Löwitz and American-style carriages.
LocaleMerthyr Tydfil, Wales
TerminusPant
Commercial operations
NameBrecon Mountain Railway
Built byBrecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Original gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Preserved operations
Owned byBrecon Mountain Railway Ltd
Operated byBrecon Mountain Railway Ltd
Stations4
Length5 miles (8.0 km) [1]
Preserved gauge1 ft 11+34 in (603 mm)
Commercial history
Opened1980
Website
http://www.bmr.wales/
Brecon Mountain Railway
Torpantau
Dolygaer
Road bridge
Bridge over Nant Callan
Dolygaer loop
Road bridge
Road bridge
Pontsticill
Pontsticill railway museum
Pontsticill sheds
Pant depot and engineering works
Pant
The American feel of the line is apparent from this photo of 1930 US-built Baldwin Pacific No. 2 on 11 April 2004.

The Brecon Mountain Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Mynydd Brycheiniog) is a 1 ft 11+34 in (603 mm) narrow gauge tourist railway on the south side of the Brecon Beacons. It climbs northwards from Pant along the full length of the Pontsticill Reservoir (also called 'Taf Fechan' reservoir by Welsh Water) and continues past the adjoining Pentwyn Reservoir to Torpantau railway station. The railway's starting point at Pant is located two miles (3 km) north of the town centre of Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, South-East Wales.

  1. ^ Jacobs (Ed.), Gerald (2005). Railway Track Diagrams Book 3: Western. Trackmaps, Bradford upon Avon. ISBN 0-9549866-1-X.