Slow Train Coming Articles

Pontypridd

Published 8th December 2024

Our day started with a treat for the train enthusiasts amongst us, a ride on a brand new 756 Class train, otherwise known as an electric-flirt. We stopped for a bit longer than we were expecting at some of the stations on the way up to Pontypridd and couldn’t decide if this was a minor […]

Lydney

Published 12th November 2024

Some brief words and a few pics of our trip to Lydney Harbour in November 2024.

Bargoed & Aberbargoed

Published 10th October 2024

Bright sunshine welcomed us to Bargoed. No sooner had we arrived than we set off across the picturesque valley to Aberbargoed. It must have looked so different here in the last century when the mines were open. We had a brief stop at the bottom of the valley to welcome new members and talk aobut […]

Ebbw Vale

Published 6th September 2024

A group of 35 of us headed up to Ebbw Vale on a damp September day where we were met at the station by Simon from the Ebbw Vale Works Museum. That was first for us – we’ve never had a personal welcome at a station before! The group was divided into two with one […]

Penarth Marina and Cardiff Barrage

Published 4th August 2024

A trip by the Cardiff u3a Slow Train Coming group to Penarth Marina and Cardiff Barrage.

Swansea

Published 7th July 2024

A brief report on the Cardiff u3a trip to Swansea in July 2024.

Llwynypia and Tonypandy

Published 12th June 2024

A brief report of the u3a Cardiff Slow Train Coming group walk in the Llwynypia and Tonypandy area.

Chepstow

Published 7th May 2024

The Cardiff u3a Slow Train Coming visited Chepstow and had a wander around the town and riverside before visiting the castle.

Barry Island

Published 11th April 2024

Brief notes on the trip the ‘Slow Train Coming’ group took to Barry Island in April 2024.

Cheltenham

Published 8th March 2024

Notes on a trip by the Cardiff u3a Slow Train Coming group to Cheltenham in March 2024.