Brecon Mountain Railway
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Rheilffordd Mynydd Brycheiniog |
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| 1908-built German 0-6-2WTT Graf Schwerin-Löwitz and American-style carriages. | |
| Locale | Merthyr Tydfil, Wales |
| Terminus | Pant |
| Commercial operations | |
| Name | Brecon Mountain Railway |
| Built by | Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway |
| Original gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Preserved operations | |
| Owned by | Brecon Mountain Railway Ltd |
| Operated by | Brecon Mountain Railway Ltd |
| Stations | 4 |
| Length | 5 miles (8.0 km) |
| Preserved gauge | 1 ft 11 3⁄4 in (603 mm) |
| Commercial history | |
| Opened | 1980 |
| Preservation history | |
The Brecon Mountain Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Mynydd Brycheiniog) is a 1 ft 11 3⁄4 in (603 mm) narrow gauge tourist railway that runs through the Brecon Beacons along the full length of the Pontsticill Reservoir and uphill passing the nearby upper (Pentwyn) reservoir to Torpantau.
The BMR, is located three miles (4.8 km) north of the town of Merthyr Tydfil, Mid-Glamorganshire, South-East Wales.
The line runs along part of the trackbed of the northern section of the former 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Brecon and Merthyr Railway from Pant to a new station at Torpantau, via Pontsticill and Dolygaer Loop, A total of approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) in length.
With this, it has taken the BMR just short of the southern entrance to the 667yd long Torpantau tunnel, the highest railway tunnel in Great Britain, that carried the original line through the hills along the side of Glyn Collwn to Brecon.
One of the benefits of the line, and a condition of the planning permission, is that tourists can access and experience remote parts of the Brecon Beacons National Park without driving their cars through it. Car parking for railway passengers is only available at Pant Station, outside the National Park.
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