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South Wales scrapyards

Discussion in 'Steam Traction' started by 22A, Jun 20, 2017.

  1. 22A

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    Apart from Cashmore's at Newport and Woodham's at Barry, were there any other scrap yards in South Wales where steam locos were cut up please?
    At school several people reckoned there was one at Swansea and another at Bridgend, but we never went as no one seemed to know for definite, let alone where abouts in town they were.
     
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    Off the top of my head;
    Birds, Llanelli, Risca and Morriston.
    Cohens, Morriston.
    Buttigeigs, Newport.
    Morkot, Caerphilly.
    R.S. Hayes, Barry and Bridgend
     
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    The excellent Steam for Scrap series or compilation volume by Nigel Trevena is the standard work. Fascinating stuff.
     
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    G.W.R. loco 9642 a 57xx pannier was bought for preservation form Hayes yard at Bridgend.
    The first 57xx preserved it has run on the Dean Forest Railway.
     
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