Engineer's Line References (ELRs)

Mileages

Last update 14 October 2019

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Mileages are given in the form miles.chains.  Figures prefixed with ≈ are approximate, items in parentheses are not on this route but are given for reference.

SVL Swansea Vale Line

   0.00	SWANSEA ST THOMAS
   0.11	Swansea Vale Line Junction with SWT (48.40)
   0.27	East Dock Line Junction with dock lines
   0.35	North Dock Line Junction/Harbour Branch Junction with NDZ (0.00)
   0.49	Foxhole Sidings
   1.00	Whiterock Works
   1.32	UPPER BANK [1]
   1.34	Upper Bank Junction with MSV
   1.36	UPPER BANK [2]
   1.44	Llanerch Colliery
   1.62	Upper Bank sidings
   2.51	Six Pit Junction with SPJ (0.42/213.20)
   2.56	Swansea Vale Smelter Works
   2.67	SIX PIT
   2.72	Swansea Chemical Company's siding
   3.04	Foxhole Tinplate Works
   3.18	LLANSAMLET
   3.50	Felin Fran colliery
   4.43	Birchgrove pit
   5.08	Sisters pit
   5.47	GLAIS [later goods depot]
   5.62	Glais Junction with MSV (6.22)
   6.16	Llwndu Brick Company's siding
   7.54	Bryncoch & Wernddu Collieries Junction with MGZ
   7.75	PONTARDAWE
   8.34	Glanrhydd iron and tin plate works
   9.35	Ynysmedw tin plate works
   9.45	Waenycoed colliery
   9.62	Cwmtawe siding and Ynismedw fire clay works
  10.29	Ynisygeinon sidings/Tarini colliery
  11.10	Ynysygeinon Junction with YSG (7.22)
	YNYSYGEINON JUNCTION [probably never opened]
  12.28	junction with iron and tin works branch (0.20 long)
  12.36	YSTALYFERA
  12.45	Tirbach colliery
  12.55	Budd's Road siding
  12.58	Gurnos Junction with YNC
  12.72	Tin plate and brick works
  13.06	Rees Morgan's siding
  13.29	Phoenix tin plate works
  13.49	CWMTWRCH WELL
  14.02	Gilwen colliery
  14.07	Brynmorgan siding
  14.40	GWYS
  14.45	Gilfach colliery
  14.50	Brynhenllish Junction with CAE
  15.05	Hendreforgan colliery
  15.15	Cwm Llynfell colliery
  15.79	Blaen Waen siding
  16.24	CWMLLYNFELL
  16.36	Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen Colliery siding
  16.78	Blaen-Cae-Gurwen colliery and Rhosamman colliery
  18.09	Pantycelyn colliery
  18.16	Brynamman Junction with GNT (16.49)
  18.23	BRYNAMMAN EAST

 

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