Brecon Mountain Railway

Heritage Railway
name =
Brecon Mountain Railway


caption = 1890-built German 0-6-2WTT "Graf Schwerin-Löwitz" and American-style carraiges.
locale = Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
terminus = Pant
linename = Brecon Mountain Railway
builtby =
originalgauge = RailGauge|23.75
preservedgauge = RailGauge|23.75
era =
owned = Brecon Mountain Railway Ltd
operator = Brecon Mountain Railway Ltd
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stations = 2
length = 3½ miles cite web
url = http://www.narrow-gauge-pleasure.co.uk/rlybrecon.html
title = The Brecon Mountain Railway
accessdate=2008-09-25
author=Nick Lewis]
originalopen = 1980
closed = N/A
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The Brecon Mountain Railway is a narrow gauge preserved railway that runs through the Brecon Beacons along the full length of the Taf Fechan Reservoir. It is located three miles north of Merthyr Tydfil.

The line runs along part of the trackbed of the northern section of the former standard gauge Brecon and Merthyr Railway from Pant to Pontsticill and then to Dolygaer. The purpose of the line is to take tourists into the Brecon Beacons National Park in preference to them entering with their cars. Plans exist for the line to be extended as far as Torpantau, at the southern entrance to the tunnel that carried the line through the hills, along the side of Glyn Colwen and as far as Brecon.

The railway is a member of the Great Little Trains of Wales.

Locomotives

[ [http://www.uklocos.com UK Locos - Preserved, Private, Hired & Industrial Locos ] ]

Operational Steam Locomotives

**Baldwin pacific No. 2.
** Jung 0-6-2WTT "Graf Schwerin-Löwitz".

Undergoing overhaul, restoration or light work

**Baldwin pacific No.23. Undergoing a rebuild in the railways workshops.

See also

*British narrow gauge railways

References

External links

* [http://www.breconmountainrailway.co.uk/ Official website]
* [http://www.narrow-gauge-pleasure.co.uk/rlybrecon.html BMR listing]
* [http://www.narrow-gauge.co.uk/gallery/show.php?image_id=1482&cat_id=59 Picture of New Torpantau station (not yet open)]