I though the tramway was for hauling timber. No signs of mining but there
are caves nearby, ref Caves of the Southern Outcrop by T Oldham.
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>From: "Prof. Ken J. Smith" <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: "The mining-history list." <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Coal-mining in Dimbath Valley, Glam
>Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 16:33:20 -0400
>
>Grateful for any information re following.
>
>During walk just after Easter 'discovered' remains of formation of a
>tramway running approx. north-south along Dimbath valley, which itself runs
>approx. north from the east-west section of Ogwr Fach valley. Picked it up
>at ford at SS 950 880 (1:50000 Ist series sheet 170). It's not marked on
>this edition but course shown as footpath on current 1:50000 OS map (not to
>hand). It is, indeed, now a footpath, & through very nice mixed woodland.
>The part followed runs north from this reference along western bank of Nant
>Iechyd. I assume it ran south from reference to join GW Ogwr Fach branch.
>
>A recently arrived local told me he had been told that trial borings for
>coal were successful & that the tramway & a public house (now a farmhouse)
>were built (the latter at the ford) in anticipation of construction of
>colliery & usual ribbon development of associated housing but further
>borings indicated heavy faulting & project abandoned.
>
>This leaves me with a lot of quetions: Is this correct? When was it? Who
>promoted it? Where was colliery to be sited? Was coal either side of
>fault(s) subsequently worked by adjacent collieries? ... ... ?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>Kindest regards,
>Ken Smith.
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