Bailey's Tramroad, Abergavenny, Wales

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A visit to Abergavenny on 25th April 2022 for a meeting gave me an hour so so to start a look at the historic transport hub that is the village of Govilon where Bailey's Tramroad, and the Llanvihangel Tramroad met on the side of the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal. The site also includes the remains of the later Heads of the Valley Railway Line.

The linked post comes from just an hour spent in Govilon, following the line of the railway, the Canal and Bailey's Tramroad.

Bailey’s Tramroad Part 1, the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal and an Introduction to the Heads of the Valley Line …. or more succinctly – A Short Walk at Govilon!

Bailey’s Tramroad and the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal by Michael Blackmore. This sketch is included on the information sign at Govilon Railway Station which is now disused and lives on i…

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A return visit to Govilon included a visit to private land around the location of the Ironworks to the West of the village, the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway, and Bailey's Tramroad. ...

A second visit to Govilon – Bailey’s Tramroad and the Heads of the Valleys line – Part 2

The featured image shows Govilon Railway Station looking East with a train approaching from Abergavenny, © R.W.A. Jones . [20] About 9 months after my first article about Govilon, Richard Purkiss c…

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This is again only a short length of Bailey's Tramroad. There is more to come in due course.