The Cambrian Line Archive
37406 entering the steel arch section of Barmouth Viaduct with a return auto-ballaster. The steel arches sit upon concrete filled cast iron pillars. The central pillars are constructed to take the weight of the whole central span when swung open for shipping.Cadair Idris is in the background. The building is the footbridge toll house, also open for pedal & motor cycles. The small span to the left bridges the old lifeboat slipway. Photograph taken by Trevor Roberts Summer 2005.
31147 Having arrived at Pwllheli with an ispection special on a Spring Sunday in 1992. Following the derailment of 37421 Strombidae on Dyfi bridge in August 1991, Class 37s were banned from the line by the Mechanical Engineer of B.R. Class 31s having a low Route Availability of RA5 continued the occasional engineering working and hauled the Summer Saturday service trains until mid-Summer 1993.
In the Summer of 1995 shortly before the privatisation of Railtrack, a full inspection was given to most of the bridges on the Cambrian. Starting at the Pwllheli end in June 1995, here 31146 'Brush Veteran' and 31147 are parked in the head shunt awaiting duty on the bridge over the Erch, at the Eastern approach to the town. Ironically this led to an engine ban & months of bridge renewal work with only a lone Class 20 reaching Barmouth around 1996.
Class 37114 double heading with 37308 in BR blue livery, standing at Machynlleth Railway station, lunch time on 27-03-04 on a Pathfinder Tours special to Aberystwyth.
