The Last Train Ride Though The Barry Island Tunnel (Then & Now)

[@vincentneale2620]

I went on a trip with my parents to Ilfracombe on the paddle steamer Cardiff Queen in the late 1950`s. WE travelled from Rhymney to Barry Island and then through the tunnel to catch to boat, On return we walked from the dockside and caught the train back home

[@truthfulremedy_aka_lennybee]

“I’m not doing any aaaarm!” Love it! There’s some cracking photos on google images of the place in its hey day… many a good memory as a kid catching the train from Grangetown in the 80’s, can remember the steam engines in Woodhams and Barry Island Station was always rammed! As a family about 20 of us would get an early train and spend all day all up there in the summer, simple but good memories!

[@TheDudgies]

Thank you so much, great memories for sure 😃👍

[@ANTONYTHEDRAWINGMAN]

That's a great piece of rare footage there so thanks very much for sharing that with us....i remember getting off at Barry island in the 70's with incredible excitment of going on holiday to butlins just over the road then.what a sad site the station looks now....very run down apart from the live section of the platform.

[@TheDudgies]

Glad you enjoyed it, sounds like it brought back some great memories. 😃👍

[@LunaticDad]

Pretty cool

[@welshmanjasonpatrick8607]

Very interested about old railway old buildings

[@destinationdero]

Nice share friend. like 23

[@Davehearne43]

Dont get lost or squashed guys keep up the good work

[@paulathomson3534]

That was cool 👍🏽

[@malcolmwilson4348]

Brilliant video thanks.

[@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways]

Sorry, I've only just found this clip. Well done, a good story of our Railway. Keep your eyes open for more trains in 2022? Mike Wilcock: we met when you joined us last December for a steam train ride

[@TheDudgies]

Hello Mike, great to hear from you. Thank you mate, Happy New Year 😃👌

[@TheQueens08]

Very interesting

[@ieuanjones4615]

They should bring it back or use it as a bike track for hand bikes like the one in the rhondda

[@fatwalletboy2]

Somebody must have some footage of the last excursion that went thru in 1976.......possibly class 47 hauled???

[@sammyboiii2703]

The tunnel is used for shooting now I think and scenes of doctor who were filmed in there