Narrow gauge tourist railway on the south side of the Brecon Beacons
Brecon Mountain Railway Rheilffordd Mynydd Brycheiniog
1908-built German 0-6-2WTT Graf Schwerin-Löwitz and American-style carriages.
Locale
Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Terminus
Pant
Commercial operations
Name
Brecon Mountain Railway
Built by
Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Original gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Preserved operations
Owned by
Brecon Mountain Railway Ltd
Operated by
Brecon Mountain Railway Ltd
Stations
4
Length
5 miles (8.0 km) [1]
Preserved gauge
1 ft 11+3⁄4 in (603 mm)
Commercial history
Opened
1980
Website
http://www.bmr.wales/
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Brecon Mountain Railway
Legend
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 Brecon Mountain Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Mynydd Brycheiniog) is a 1 ft 11+3⁄4 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.
^Jacobs (Ed.), Gerald (2005). Railway Track Diagrams Book 3: Western. Trackmaps, Bradford upon Avon. ISBN 0-9549866-1-X.
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