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Rails in Wales. Coal from Tower Colliery 2001

Channel: Mike Wilcock. Rails in Wales.
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In heavy rain I followed the returning coal empties from Aberthaw Power Station, up to Tower Colliery at Hirwaun, north of Aberdare. Double headed 37s were the norm on these service, 37418/412 providing the haulage on October 10th 2001
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This video captures a train service transporting coal empties from Aberthaw Power Station to Tower Colliery near Hirwaun, north of Aberdare. The footage shows double-headed locomotives of class 37 in operation on October 10th, 2001, with specific units including 37418 and 37412 mentioned. The service was operated by EWS, and the location of Aberdare is noted in the metadata. No headcodes are provided in the record.

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  • Platform ID NAc4xp02pDE
  • Views 770
  • Date published 20 Apr 2025 08:33
  • Date added 22 Jun 2026 10:33
  • Recorded 10 Oct 2001
  • Locomotives 7
  • Headcodes 0
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