From Swansea To Ludlow
There is a direct train, but I preferred to take the scenic route via the Heart of Wales Line with a change at Craven Arms station.
It certainly is a good alternative, even if like I did, you have an extra change of trains at Llandrindod.
From Carmarthen To Pembroke
From Carmarthen stastion I went on to Pembroke station before returning on a train an hour later, taking these pictures.
Pembroke and Tenby are certainly worth a visit and you could probably arrange the journeys, so that you did it all using one return ticket breaking the journey at Tenby one way.
The conductor suggested I do it, so if you’re uncertain if it’s possible, ask them.
Changing Trains At Carmarthen Station
Carmarthen station is on a spur from the West Wales Line from a triangular junction.
This Google Map shows the station and the junction.
Carmarthen Station
My train from Swansea arrived in the station and I crossed the tracks to the other platform to get my onward train to Pembroke.
These are some pictures of the station.
There aren’t many stations, where passengers are allowed to cross the lines.
This Google Map shows the station layout in detail.
Carmarthen Station Layout
It is a good example of how a reversing siding works.
Note in the larger map, the railway crosses over the River Towy, as it goes to the West.
There is a lifting bridge over the river called Carmarthen Bridge.
This web page on Movable Bridges, describes the bridge and has a picture.
The bridge was built in 1911 and hasn’t worked since about 1956.
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