Llancaiach Colliery was a coal mine in the
It was opened by Thomas Powell in 1811 [http://flickr.com/photos/thereggy/2244801268/] and closed in 1887 [http://www.steamindex.com/backtrak/bt10.htm (paragraph 4)] . The colliery was served by a branch line of the
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