| Welsh
Railways Archive |
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| The
WRA is the Circle's Journal, published twice a year in May and November.
Published on high quality glossy art paper, it provides a means whereby
members can formally publish the results of their researches.
The current volume is Volume 4, although back issues
for all issues apart from Volume 1, Numbers 3-4 are available from the
Circle through the Sales
page.
Contributions to the WRA from members are always
welcomed by the Editor. If you are able to contribute, please contact wraeditor@wrrc.org.uk
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Volume 4 Number 2
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Contents:
From our Own Correspondent - John Dore-Dennis
unearthed comments about the Rhymney Railway
Getting a Handle on Private Owner Waggons
- By Jonathan David
Penmaenpool Ticket - From Stephen Bell’s
collection
The Barry Bit - Accidents at Barry Docks
recounted by Murray Houchin Hughes
Gwaith y Lamb - An industrial site at Garnant
researched by John Miles
Holiday Traffic on the Cambrian - Glyn
Williams’ photographs illustrate through carriages
The Llangurig Branch - Lee Holland describes
the history of the branch without any trains
A Clutch of D95xx - Notes from Chris Gwilliam,
Martin Connop Price and Gordon Kobish
Penarth - From coal to garden by the
sea by J.Dore-Dennis
A Busy Day at Kerry - Glyn Williams describes
traffic on livestock market days
Tail Traffic - Letters, Notes and, possibly,
Explanations ..... |
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Volume 4 Number 1
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Contents:
The Barry Bit - Supply of Locomotives,
1906
Cambrian Railways Saloon No.1 - Research
by several societies collated by Stephen Bell
Out of the Cupboard - 1
Martin Backhouse rescues three news cuttings from
the 1850s
Llanbedr & Pensarn
Talyllyn Junction - Life and times of a
country junction
Out of the Cupboard - 2 and 3
The remaining news cuttings from Martin Backhouse
An Eclectic Mix - Clive Betts visits isolated
halts
D95xx Leave South Wales - Letters from
Brian Penney
D95xx History - Letter from Gordon Kobish
Moderator Sidings, Newport
Tail Traffic- Letters, Notes and, possibly,
Explanations ..... |
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Volume 3 Number 9
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Contents:
The Saga of the Manchester and Milford Railway
Nant Hall, LNWR
Tales from the Incline Top, TVR
Inspection at Rhydyfelin
Breakdown Train Proposals
The Cowbridge Mail |
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Volume 3 Number 8
25th Anniversary Issue |
Contents:
Genesis - the origins of the WRRC
Private Owner Propaganda - a variant PO livery
The Main Incline Revisited - some prodigious effort
on the TVR
A Bridge Too Far - a proposed Severn crossing
Last Passengers at Dowlais Central
Oh no! Not Ammonia Tanks Again!
Spotlight on Talsarnau
August Bank Holiday, 65 years ago
TVR 10T Open Goods c,1886-87
A Walk Around Blaenavon
Lad Porter at Aberbran
MT&A Coaching Stock
Branches Fork to Branches Forgotten!
A Brace of Peasants
Kilvert's Railways
Battle Stations and Battle Waggons......
A Fitters' Notebook - II
Rhymney Railway 3-plank Dropside Waggon
Dovey Junction Memories
Railway Miscellany
The Barry Bit |
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Volume 3 Number 6
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Contents:
South Wales Signalling
Radyr in detail, Part 2
Poaching on the PTR
South Wales Mineral Railway
Last Saint in Cardiff
Last Train to Brecon
Cambrian 0-4-4T Locomotives |
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Volume 3 Number 5
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Contents:
The Wye Bridge at Chepstow
More on Ammonia Traffic
Barry Steamers, Part 2
Radyr in detail
GWR 44xx in South Wales
Mill Street Fatality, 1870 |
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Volume 3 Number 4
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Contents:
Transport at Abercrave
LNWR Mainline Accident
Swansea Docks 1865 - an Update
Pant, Dowlais Recollections
Barry Steamers
Newport Puzzle
Rhiwbach Tramway |
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| Volume 3 Number 3 |
Contents
B&M Watering Facilities
Mid Wales Through Carriages
Dean Singles at Newport
First British Industrial Garratt
Swansea Docks 1865
Ammonia Traffic on the MT&A
Pentir Rhiw
On the Vale of Neath in 1865
A(N&SW)D&R 0-4-0ST ALEXANDRA - whither
its origin?
From Neath to Neath via Upper Bank
From Our Own Correspondent - Overcrowded Trains
Deeds and Misdeeds - Crimes on the line
The Barry Bit - A police inspector mis-employs
his staff |
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| Volume 3 Number 2 |
Contents
Mid Wales Through Carriages
Hull & Barnsley Coaches in South Wales
Cambrian Cameo - Moat Lane Junction
The Caerphilly Branch of the B&M
Clydach-on-Tawe North
LNWR Working Instructions at Ebbw Vale
Whoops! - A Mishap at Llantarnam Station
Tracking Railway Archives Project
Research for Modelling Mostyn
The Barry Bit - Distant Signals |
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Volume
3 Number 1
South Wales Railway Special |
Contents
The Grand Opening of the SWR
The First Train - News reports of 1850
Contract 4N - The SWR’s Construction Manual
Passenger Traffic on the SWMR
Ferryside - A wayside signal box
Inspection of the SWR- From 'The Cambrian'
When the railway reached Newport
Landore Viaduct - An essay in wood
SWR Meat Vans
SWR Rolling Stock Drawings
The Swansea Terminus of the SWR
The Barry Bit - New facilities at Pwllgwaun |
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 The
Index
for Volume 2 is also available, providing a comprehensive listing of
articles and subjects for this volume. The index is well illustrated in
its own right with photographs from the WRRC Stratton Collection. |
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