As 37233 and 37269 approach Blaenavon with the Gwent Valley

Invader railtour the driver extends a friendly wave probably being quite relived that he's got his train up and round all the curves to the end of the line at the colliery! The train has just climbed 1 100 feet from Newport, a journey of just over 16 miles that has taken an hour and ten minutes! Looking at the state of the track, no trains had traversed the line for some time. There is no track now except for a couple of miles at the old colliery that is run by the Pontypool and Blaenavon heritage railway. However, the route of the line is now one of Sustrans National Cycle Network routes, number 492.