The Garw Valley Railway is based on the former Pontycymer to Tondu branch to the north of Bridgend which was curtailed to Pontycymer after 1997. Most of the track remains “in situ”, with two short lengths having been lifted. The line is single track, with potential station sites at Pontycymer, Pontyrhyl, Llangeinor and Brynmenyn. The closest national rail station is Tondu on the Maesteg Branch. Pontycymer is a 15 minute drive from the M4 at junction 36.

The Company hopes to restore passenger train services between Pontycymer and Tondu within the next 10 years and possibly into Brynmenyn Industrial Estate where a National Railway Centre could be developed.

Good News ! We have received confirmation of two grants - one from the Bridgend Association of Voluntary Organisations , to a value of £1000, for materials to restore the Shark Brake Van . Most of the materials have been purchased ready for work to start in the New Year.

The second grant is from the Awards For All fund, and is for £4593. This will cover the construction of a replacement stores block inside the Train Shed.

Thanks are due to the funding bodies and these grants will add to the progress of the railway's development.

As you have visited our website, and are hopefully interested in what we are trying to achieve in the Garw Valley, then why not join us? Members of the railway, near and far can help out on 'work party weekends', be involved in topical discussion forums and have access to the latest news and updates from the website, So if you fancy getting your hands dirty, or just being 'In the know' then please consider signing up to be a member of the railway. Membership is currently just £10 for adults.

The Garw Valley Railway website - Now available in Welsh .. and most other languages as well

To change the language you view the website in, select the language from the Translate Website box to the right hand side. You can choose the language by clicking on the quick-link flags, or by selecting the language from the drop down menu.

The 2010 version of the Rule Book is now available from here...

Members can also find it by Logging on and accessing the Members Area tab at the top of the screen.

If you are a member who has not yet registered, please do so as soon as possible as the existing Yahoo and Facebook groups will no longer be fully maintained in an official capacity by the railway. Minutes from all meetings and documents will instead be hosted on this official website.

The latest (November 2011) issue of the "On Track" newsletter is now available to view online.

• Progress on Planning & Funding Applications
• Plant & Rolling Stock Undate
• Infrastructure Update
• Latest Financial Report
• Board Changes
• Communications & Marketing Update

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OnTrack-November2011.pdf [5343KB]