Railways in South Wales and the Central Wales Line in the Late 20th Century

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Yn y 1980au cynnar, dechreuodd yr awdur ymweld â De Cymru yn rheolaidd gan greu casgliad o ffotograffau o olygfeydd rheilffordd. Yr adeg hynny, roedd cynnyrch sylweddol y gweithiau glo a dur yn cael eu cario gan drenau dîsl dosbarth 37, y trenau teithwyr yn nwylo dosbarth 47 a 37, tra gwelid trenau’r ‘Peaks’ a dosbarth 50 yn achlysurol.
In the early 1980s, I began to visit South Wales on a regular basis to photograph the railway scene. At that time, the collieries and steelworks were generating a lot of rail traffic with Class 37 diesels being the usual motive power. Passenger trains were in the hands of Class 47s and 37s, while ‘Peaks’ and Class 50s would also appear on occasion.