Looking the opposite way from my previous shot see image 41577, the electric crossing barriers, installed in 1960, have gone; but rails are still visible, and the long, thin car park for the Royal Gwent Hospital is a bit of a giveaway. These tracks connected the Western Valley to Newport docks; I rode down them on a Monmouthshire RS railtour in 1988.

Location: Courtybella Junction (former)

Original line: Monmouthshire Canal Tramway

Photographer: Ken Strachan

Contact photographer: Ken Strachan

Contact editor

Photosets: South Wales, ancient and modern  

Date: 20/06/2012

Image number: 42332

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