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womump, 8 months ago

@jon give a shout to @RantyHighwayman. He’d know 👍🏾

womump, 9 months ago

@rasterweb
That’s a great set of photos, but I have a question. It looks as though your sidewalks are made of poured concrete, and the people who lay the concrete add the stamp? Is it a requirement, or tradition? Here in the UK, our sidewalks (pavements) are generally tarmac or concrete slabs.

womump, 9 months ago

@FourT4 pre-tuned to radio 2 or the local equivalent?

womump, 9 months ago

@sharongascoigne @FourT4 you haven’t lived until you’ve experienced #BroRadio https://broradio.fm/

womump, 10 months ago

@twobiscuits not part of the UK?

womump, 10 months ago

@twobiscuits good work!

womump, 10 months ago

Back on the 231 (008). I’ll ride this bad boy as far as my ticket lets me. 13/n

An interior shot of the train. The info screen is visible, showing a missing space character before the destination name

womump, 10 months ago

Geek fact. On these 231’s, the power sockets are awkward to reach between the seats. Intriguingly, the usb sockets are portrait on one side, landscape on the other. Keeps you guessing! (Geoff Marshall could never compete with this kind of high quality train- fact content.) 14/n

Power sockets with usb portrait mod

womump, 10 months ago

By popular request, here’s Canton depot. Bad luck for you that the camera focussed on the raindrops, not the trains 15/n

womump, 10 months ago

Here’s one boundary of my ticket validity at Llanishen. It’s still raining. 16/n

A train at a platform. The scene is wet with rain. The train has a red end with grey sides.

womump, 10 months ago

Fairly immediately back again on 231011 (for the second time today) to Heath High Level, then a walk across the Heath Low Level. I may come back here later, but for now, I’m on a mission 17/n

A view along a station platform. The station sign, next to the camera reads “Lefel Isel y Mynydd Bychan Heath Low Level”

womump, 10 months ago

Now onto 153910 up to #Coryton. Why do modern trains no longer have yellow fronts? 18/n

womump, 10 months ago

Here’s the end of the line at #Coryton.
There’s a little reminder in the sign (see photo) of the times before all this, when our European ⭐️ was still shining. One day it’ll shine again.
Anyway, it’s still raining, and you know me, let’s keep exploring. 19/n

A sign explains that the South Wales Metro is partly funded with European money.

womump, 10 months ago

If you look at a map, you’ll see that the line from Cortyon once continued. I’ve been here before, several times, and know the connection down to Llandaf. Let’s see if there’s any industrial heritage on the way… 20/n

Another footpath sign. This time “Taith Cambria Cambrian Way”
An Ordance Survey 1:50,000 scale map of Cardiff showing Coryton station in the north, Llandaf in the south.

womump, 10 months ago

#IndustrialHeritage alert! It’s the Melingriffith water pump, which once supplied water to the now redundant Merthyr-Cardiff canal 21/n

[Melingriffith Water Pump This pump was installed in about 1800 for the Glamorganshire Canal and Melinoriffith Tinplate Works. For over 130 years the pump ensured there was a reliable water supply for the Canal that ran from Merthyr to Cardiff Docks. This used to pass behind you where the road is now. In the 1940s this part of the Canal shut, making the pump redundant. This unique pumo is now protected as a reminder of the area's industrial heritage. How did the pump work? This pump was specially designed to lift water from the low ievel Melingriffith Feeder to the Canal abov Water powered the wheel from below, turning it 2 The moving wheel was linked to the two long beams above, making them rock 3 These beams moved two large iron pistons up and down 4 The pistons lifted water into a timber trough and on toward the Canal The pump lifting water c. 1900 Llandaff Dean and Chapter Collection Pwmp Dwr Melingruffydd Cafodd y pwmp hwn ei osod tua 1800 ar gyfer Camlas Morgannwq a Gwaith Haenellu Tun Melingruffydd. Am 130 o flynyddoedd bu'r pwmp yn sicrhau bod yna gyflenwad dibynadwy o ddwr ar gyfer y Gamlas a redai o Ferthyr i Ddociau Caerdydd. Arferai hwn basio heibio y tu ôl i chi, ble mae'r - ffordd i w gweld nawr. Yn ystod y 1940au cafodd y rhan hon o' Gamlas ei chau, gan wneud y pwmp yn segur. Mae'r pwmp unigryw hwn yn cael ei warchod nawr i atgoffa pobl am dreftadaeth ddiwydiannol yr ardal. Sur bedd yowmp yn aweithio? Catodd y pwmo di gynilunion carbennig] codi dwr o ffas Gyflen](https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/110/757/807/650/740/206/original/394107d51833976e.jpeg)

womump, 10 months ago

I’m old enough to remember when “Llandaf” was Llandaff North. Anyway, here I am, and it’s my first 150 of the day - this is my everyday train if I’m not on my bike 22/n

womump, 10 months ago

One stop up the line to #Radyr where my ticket validity ends, and there’s 153910 again! 23/n

womump, 10 months ago

Time for lunch. Skips, the king of crisps. #CrispFacts 24/n

womump, 10 months ago

Suitable chastened by my poor photography skills earlier, I’m back to have another go at papping the #Canton depot. I think that you’ll all agree, a much improved set of shots. There’s a class 67 and a load of Stadler sets - at least one brand new. #TrainPhoto 25/n

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womump, 10 months ago

Here I am at Cardiff Queen Street. When I lived in the valleys, this was the starting out point for every trip into the big city. The train the Cardiff Bay always feels odd. It goes from platform 1, which is remote from the rest of the station. This time it’s another 153. 26/n

Two trains, one on each side of the wet platform. They’re superficially Sinai Le, with grey sides with red accents. The one on the left is a class 153, with a class 150 on the right.

womump, 10 months ago

#Gandhi welcomes me to Cardiff Bay. TBH, it’s not my favourite part of town. It feels contrived, which it is, I suppose. I appreciate the Millennium Centre - I’ve had a few cultural experiences there. Y Senedd Cymru is alright, but is a bit austere for hanging around. Roald Dahl Plas is full of funfair tat, surrounded by craft stalls with zero punters. In the distance, you can see the cliffs at Penarth Head, the other side of which is Penarth Pier (see my earlier toots) 27/n

The famous front of the bronze armadillo building which is the Wales Millennium Centre. Large cut-out letters cross the front of the building.
A view across a body of water. Small boats in the foreground, land beyond.
A close up view of the Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament sign

womump, 10 months ago

Having used the facilities in the Millennium Centre, I’m not hanging around. Back to the station past some scruffy bits. The station is too far away from the commercial bits of the Bay, cut off by motor traffic. There’s work next to the current station to construct a ?new? station as part of the South Wales Metro. Did I read somewhere that plans to extend the line further toward the bay have been scrapped? Anyway, the trains are reasonably frequent, and here’s mine. 28/n

A station platform with the train approaching. Viewed from directly in front of the train.
New rails which have been laid. There’s is evidence of work in progress.

womump, 10 months ago

Back at queen Street and I hop on 150256. There’s a party of ladies who were riding from Abergavenny to Port Talbot but became washed out. This TfW is odd, isn’t it? 29/n

A train at a platform. Rain slicks the platform edge. People stand in the near distance. The platform buildings are painted red. An illuminated signal sign in the station roof states “OFF”
Four bicycles on a train. Their owners stand around them

womump, 10 months ago

Waiting at Central for my next (and final) train. There’s always a fair bit to see. Steel trains passing on the central lines was the highlight today. Still raining 30/n

A train arrives at the platform. The train is yellow at the front, with bits of grey and red on the sides.

womump, 10 months ago

Back past Canton (no photos) and I hop off at #Fairwater. As I depart, I come across a #RoaldDahl #BluePlaque - there’s rich Roald heritage in this part of the world.
Enough trains for now. What’s that? 11? Good value anyway. I had my ticket checked twice. Off to dry out. Thanks for all your comments and suggestions. It’s been great to virtually meet so many of you. Until next time, keep on keeping on. /ends

A circular blue wall plaque. The plaque marks the birthplace of Roald Dahl