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The Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway and its Antecedent Canals: Volume 1: The Canals by Raymond. E. Bowen (Paperback, 2001)

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Conditions were often so difficult with flooding that his father on occasions was not sure whether he was an engine driver or a bargee! From Burry Port it was carried out over two substantial aqueducts and was lifted by three massive inclines to Cwmmawr.

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The author's father was posted to Burry Port in 1933 to work over the 'Old Company', the erstwhile Burry Port and Gwendreath Valley Railway. His four year sojourn at Burry Port was particularly interesting for him, as there he was operating over a route which had been a canal and had evolved into a railway with its many eccentricities. The author would accompany him on footplate trips over the Gwendraeth. Features of the old canal works and other interesting industrial items would be pointed out to him. This first volume deals with the earliest years, the canal history. Four substantial canals fulfilled the needs of the expanding anthracite mining industry. The Kidwelly & Llanelly Canal & Tramroad Co. became the main waterway. From Burry Port it was carried over two substantial aqueducts and was lifted by three massive inclines to Cwmmawr. By 1866, this waterway was transformed into the Burry Port and Gwendreath Valley Railway Co. This title is presented in an A5 format. It contains 184 pages, 56 photos/plans and full colour glossy laminated card cover.