Pontyberem railway station was opened in 1909 to timetabled passenger services however services for miners began in 1898.[1][2] It continued to serve the inhabitants of the Pontyberem area and hinterland between 1909 and 1953; it was one of several basic stations opened on the Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway in Carmarthenshire, Wales.
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Pontyberemrailwaystation was opened in 1909 to timetabled passenger services however services for miners began in 1898. It continued to serve the inhabitants...
Gwendraeth Valley. Between 1909 and 1953 Pontyberemstation on what had been the Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway, served the miners and the residents...
an act to build from Kidwelly to Velindre in 1864 and from Kidwelly to Pontyberem in 1865, accessed in the Gwendraeth Fach and Gwendraeth Fawr valleys respectively...
and Gwendraeth Valley Railway with Pontyates located to the south and Pontyberem to the north of Kidwelly Junction. The railway was originally a freight...
encounters with the magistrates Sguborfawr found work in the village of Pontyberem where he was then hired to take part in the Rebecca Riots. His main acts...
Pontnewydd (renamed Glyn Abbey in 1910), Pontyates, Ponthenry railwaystation, and Pontyberem. The possibility of extension of passenger operation to Cwm...
advisors.) The conversion was completed and the line was opened as far as Pontyberem on 23 June 1869. The short Carway branch opened about the end of 1870...
0-4-0ST No. 13 built by Hawthorn Leslie in 1909, GWR No. 974. BP&GVR No.2 Pontyberem was sold in 1914 by the company and into industrial use and therefore...
elects a mayor annually, who acts as chair of the council. Whitland railwaystation is at the junction of the South Wales Main Line with two branch lines:...
Cwmmawr for Tumble railwaystation, Cwm Mawr railwaystation or Cwmmawr railwaystation was opened in 1913 to timetabled passenger services. It continued...
in 1983. In 1895, the Teifi Valley Railway of the Great Western Railway (GWR) reached Newcastle Emlyn railwaystation. Originally conceived as a 7 ft, ¼...
persuade the Welsh Government and Network Rail to reopen St Clears railwaystation, funding was secured to do so by 2024. The town has a large bilingual...
Central and Swansea to southwest Wales. The main hub is Carmarthen railwaystation where some services from the east terminate. The line continues westwards...
the Brecon Beacons National Park. The town is served by Llandeilo railwaystation on the Heart of Wales Line. In 2021, The Sunday Times called the town...
importance of the newly emerging town was plain when the railways reached Burry Port, and the station serving both Pembrey and the new town of Burry Port was...
at Kidwelly about 1769. In 1811 it was proposed to extend the canal to Pontyberem and also to Llanelly, and the Kidwelly and Llanelly Canal Company was...
To create better pedestrian access across the River Tywi from the railwaystation to the town centre, a cable-stayed bridge was constructed in 2005 linking...
Locomotives Down Under - Kathleen". "Burry Port & Gwendraeth Valley Railway No. 2 'Pontyberem'". www.steamlocomotive.info. Retrieved 10 March 2012. Preserved...
Brentford A40 at Perivale Via Brentford railwaystation, Northfields Underground station and West Ealing railwaystation. Road Names: Windmill Road, Northfield...
Carmarthen and a National Express service to London. Services from Llanelli railwaystation on the Great Western Crescent south of the town centre connect with...
gathered and bagged, they were transported on donkeys to the Ferryside railwaystation, a 2-hour round trip. The arduous work was in addition to the care...
There is a Coach Park located in the town centre. Rail – Kidwelly railwaystation is on the West Wales Line. Westbound services from Kidwelly terminate...
stands at the junction of the main A40 and A483 roads. Llandovery railwaystation is on the Heart of Wales line, with services in the direction of Swansea...
singer, best known for popular hits such as "I'm in the Mood for Love", in Pontyberem, Wales (d. 1998); Anton Hackl, German air force officer, commander of...
miles northwest of Cardiff (Caerdydd). The nearest railwaystation is Llwyfan Cerrig on a heritage railway at Pentre Morgan 3 miles (5 km) southwest. In 2014...
Thomas Morris Thomas, Head Master, Gwendraeth Valley Council School, Pontyberem, Carmarthenshire. Gwendoline Elizabeth Tod. For political and public services...
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