Date: 09/09/2012

The 50th anniversary is being marked of the closure of the train line known as the Cardi Bach between Whitland, Carmarthenshire, and Cardigan in Ceredigion. It was originally built mainly for the transportation of goods, but its popularity grew as a passenger line.

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The 50th anniversary is being marked of the closure of the train line known as the Cardi Bach between Whitland, Carmarthenshire, and Cardigan in Ceredigion.

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Armstrong GWR 850 class 0-6-0PT no 2011 of 1894/95 stands at the platform at Cardigan station [closed to passengers 1962]. Thought to have been taken in the early 1950s. [See image 35095]
Location: Cardigan
Company: Whitland and Cardigan Railway
// W A Camwell Collection (Courtesy Peter Francis)

150217 runs into Whitland from Gloucester on 22 May 2012. From here it will leave as the 18.13 service to Fishguard Harbour
Location: Whitland
Company: South Wales Railway
22/05/2012 David Pesterfield

General view of the locomotive facilities at Cardigan in the early 1950s [see image 35053].
Location: Cardigan
Company: Whitland and Cardigan Railway
// W A Camwell Collection (Courtesy Peter Francis)