The Anonymous Widower

Up To Ebbw Vale From Newport

I took these pictures as my train climbed the hill up to Ebbw Vale Town station.

Note.

  1. The Class 150 train, that I was in had no difficulty in climbing up to Ebbw Vale Town.
  2. The dtations and track appeared in good condition.
  3. The weather was getting wetter, which didn’t help the pictures.

It’s a typical South Wales valley packed with houses and factories and with a small river and a few chapels an rugby pitches through in.

 

February 3, 2024 - Posted by | Transport/Travel | , , , ,

3 Comments »

  1. I’m not surprised that the Class 150 train, had no difficulty in climbing up to Ebbw Vale Town. The max gradient is around 1 in 65. There are plenty of places in Britain where gradients are steeper and indeed part of the type test for all dmus was to climb the 2 mile, 1 in 37.7 Lickey Incline starting a couple of hundred metres before the beginning of the slope.

    Comment by fammorris | February 4, 2024 | Reply

    • Thanks for that information!

      Comment by AnonW | February 4, 2024 | Reply

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