South Wales colliery steam, 1974

24 photos of industrial steam in its final years at collieries in south Wales.

Blaenavon No 6 Toto, Blaenavon, May 1974 1. Here are six photos of this Barclay 0-4-0ST (1619 / 1919) at work. This one shows it hauling wagons from the washing plant. In 2014 it was being overhauled on the Mangapps Farm Railway. Photo by Les Tindall.

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Blaenavon No 6 Toto, Blaenavon, May 1974 1. Here are six photos of this Barclay 0-4-0ST (1619 / 1919) at work. This one shows it hauling wagons from the washing plant. In 2014 it was being overhauled on the Mangapps Farm Railway. Photo by Les Tindall.

Barclay 1616 Blaenavon 1974