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Question: What is the most scenic south Wales valley line?  (Voting closed: November 05, 2022, 16:52:36)
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« on: October 29, 2022, 17:52:36 »

Hi all,

I'm running this poll purely to gather information for an upcoming trip.
Thank you for your vote in advance.
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« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2022, 09:43:24 »

Personal choice if I had half a day in Cardiff to make use of would be to take a trip to Ebbw Vale, Bridgend via Barry, Penarth, Maesteg or Rhymney as those are lines that would be new to me.
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« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2022, 00:37:28 »

My experience of these lines is largely limited to within the Cardiff city boundaries as a means of exploration on foot.  To those ends, I've found the lines from Cardiff Central to Penarth, Barry, Radyr, Llandaff, Heath and Caerphilly very useful.
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« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2022, 09:54:07 »

Although running from Newport rather than Cardiff, the route that goes to Abergavenny and beyond gets rather splendid once you start getting close to the Brecon Beacons.
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