Great Western Railway and the South Wales Docks

Wales not only provided fine steam coal for the

Great Western Railway it was also a very large 

provider of transport to the great ports of Cardiff

Swansea and Barry, aswell as serving the great 

steelworks at Llanwern now so sadly in decline

as are most of this countries industries

We had family in Cardiff and on short holidays to

see them the Docks were always a fascination for

me as a young lad. Couple to that trips across the 

Bristol Chanel to Weston Super Mare and 

Ilfracombe, it is little wonder I went 

to sea myself

Trips to Swansea was really to the Mumbles and

the Gower peninsula. Passing the great docks and 

seeing the big ships was always a treat for me