as Cwmsyfiog Colliery Halt for miners only 6 December 1937; closed 31 December 1962; Aberbargoed; opened 16 April 1866; renamed Aberbargoed & Bargoed 1 September 1905; relocated 10 chains north 1 July 1924; relocated to original site and renamed Aberbargoed 30 September 1935; closed 31 December 1962; Bargoed Colliery Halt; opened 1926; closed 31 December 1962; Pengam; opened 14 June 1865; closed 31 December 1962; Fleur de lis platform; opened 29 March 1926; closed 31 December 1962; Maesycwmmer Junction; divergence to Taff Vale Extension line; Maesycwmmer; opened 14 June 1865; closed 31 December 1962; Llanbradach Colliery Halt; opened by September 1928; closed between 1948 and 1954, date uncertain; Barry Junction; divergence of Barry Railway; Bedwas; opened 14 June 1865; closed 31 December 1962; Trethomas; opened 4 January 1915; closed 31 December 1962; Machen; convergence of Caerphilly lines; opened 14 June 1865; closed 31 December 1962; Church Road; opened 14 June 1865; closed 16 September 1957; Rhiwderin; opened 14 June 1865; closed 1 March 1954; Bassaleg; opened 14 June 1865; closed 31 December 1962; Bassaleg Junction; convergence with Western Valley line. Caerphilly to Machen Caerphilly; Rhymney Railway station; Gwernydomen Halt; opened from October 1908; closed 17 September 1956; [down and up lines separate]; Fountain Bridge Halt; down line only; opened from October 1908; closed 17 September 1956; Waterloo Halt; up line only; opened October 1908; closed 17 September 1956; White Hart Halt; opened 12 May 1947; closed 30 June 1952; Machen; above. Brecon Mountain Railway The Brecon Mountain Railway operates a narrow-gauge steam-hauled tourist line along the former Brecon and Merthyr Railway trackbed over a section of the B&MR, from Pant through Pontsticill to Torpantau, a distance of five miles. Remaining vehicles Only one B&MR coach has survived into the present day; the body (only) of coach No.111 stands in a private residence at Armscote. (2017) A goods wagon, no.197 is currently (2017) at the Severn Valley Railway. National Cycle Network Some sections of the route have become part of the National Cycle Network. These routes are NCN 4 (Celtic Trail) between Machen and Trethomas, NCN 469 between Bargoed and Fochriw and NCN 8 (Taff Trail) between Torpantau and Talybont Reservoir. NCN 468 runs from Aberbargoed northwards. Notes References Further reading A Brief History of Merthyr Tydfil, by Joseph Gross. Starling Press, 1980 The Early History of the Old South Wales Iron Works, John Lloyd, 1906 External links The Brecon Mountain