Ebbw Vale, inside works with 60079/40. Cab ride with Nick Wilcock in 1999 

Great captures by Nick Mike, and it's wonderful you were able to capture these long lost scenes...Bob

This scene has disappeared, but the passenger line has been extended and a small part of the effluent plant and the whole of the viaduct still stands. At either end of the viaduct there were two of probably the sharpest curves anywhere on the system at that time. Which necessitated the loco pulling more than one bogie wagon in order to prevent buffer lock. In the past there were other curves that could really make a big Hunslets wheel flanges squeal. Unfortunatly all my footage and photos of this period have been lost so it was great to see this all again, thanks very much.

Love these vintage vids.. Better than being out in the fog.

great stuff - thanks for posting

Thanks for shearing your family video Mike.

Thanks for uploading this Mike, never got round to doing it myself. Stu

Brilliant archive footage Mike. Shame it all gone now. Probably all built on. Kind regards C&A

Looks like you were fortunate to witness the end of an era there, at least the line still survives. I remember it in the late 80's where the steel traffic mixed with coal from Marine colliery and the branch from Oakdale colliery (sadly long removed). Almost exclusively 37 hauled of course.

Brilliant

Just reveiwed this footage again, and it occoured to me that the photographer is well inside the steel works boundary, that and the photography was a forbidden pass time when the plant was producing steel and later tin plate only. Security down that end of the works was almost non exhistant in those days thank goodness other wise none of us would have had cab rides. I clocked up a Class 37, and several Class 60's also the occassional trip on the works hunslets. The bigger 80 tonners where the best, tons of thrash on the inclines to the top of the works.

Uni and station is about a mile further north, RE: Fred Bloggs

@13:31 were the points set wrong?

this is were the new uni and station is now?