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Location notes
South of Pontlottyn is a scenic photo in both direction of the Rhymney valley line. The location is from a farm track next to a field about a mile south of the station. Photos could be taken from inside the field, but is best avoided as the farmers are known to, rightly, get cross and kick you off!
Railway type and traffic
Mostly units but one commuter service into Cardiff in the morning and back to Rhymney.
Environment
The location is on a farm track between two fields which are full of Welsh sheep (normally). There used to be a dumped railway wagon in the field but this has recently been removed.
Road directions
Head north towards Rhymney up the main Rhymney Valley road. Just before you get into the built up area of Pontlottyn (the town just south of Rhymney) turn onto a farm track and you can park your car here. Walk down the track/dirt road and you come to the location.
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Pontlottyn map co-ordinates
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Pontlottyn map co-ordinates
Parking
Park just off the road where the farm track starts.
Public transport
Hourly train service from Cardiff to Pontlottyn and the location is under a mile from the station.
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Amenities
There is a Fish and Chip shop in Pontlottyn.
Accommodation
There are lots of hotels in Cardiff.
Sun Compass
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Streetmap links
Pontlottyn general view map
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Pontlottyn
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Googly map
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Photographic notes
The line is pretty much north south at this location so the spot is very much an afternoon photo-spot. Sun on the front of trains coming down the valley until about 4pm and will be on the train of trains coming up after about 5pm (in time for the 37 which passes just before 6pm but is often late). You can hear the 37s 'thrashing' up the valley about a minute before they arrive (depending on the driver!)
General views - All photographs © Jonathan Lewis unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north west
Fig 2 - Looking south east
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
