The BLS Brecon Mountaineer - 27th October 2025

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The rear of the caboose looking towards the end of line before departure.<br>[&copy; Simon Mortimer 2025]	The 'high level' seats in the caboose give a great view and the public can use them,<br>[&copy; John Hampson 2025]	Rear view from Caboose leaving Pant first thing (it started from the very end of line, of course).<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2025]	The tour is propelled to the doors of of (unsurprisingly) shed Line 3.<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2025]	Torpantau (the loco did later run round and propel the coaches back). The curve ahead is where the Brecon Mountain Railway deviates off the standard gauge alignment to Brecon (right) for the track to be level in this station. The standard gauge was to the right here on a rising gradient <br>[© John Hampson 2025]	In the other direction, Torpantau looking north to the end of line, the standard gauge line was to the left here on a rising gradient <br>[© Justin Edwards 2025]	2218 on the 8.03am Newport to Brecon service approaching Torpantau on 25 Jul 1959. The Brecon Mountain Railway station is to the left, at a lower level just after this minor road goes under the railway (Pant left, Brecon right).<br>[© Peter Waylett (Collection of Justin Edwards) 1959]
TU7 1698 a Kambarka diesel hydraulic locomotive in the loop at Pontsticill <br>[© Phil Logie 2025]	View forward propelling towards Pontsticill Shed No5 Road, far right - the passenger line runs between the two sheds. Looking south towards Pant.<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2025]	The caboose has reached the doors of Pontsticill Shed Road 5 but is too tall to go inside, even if there had been any room.<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2025]	Pontsticill shed; view forward from inside the cab of TU 46 001 the bodywork is covered with many years of accumulated detritus.<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2025]	Slovakian Railways TU 46 001 at the back of Pontsticill shed acting as a Christmas Tree for its sister loco operating our all liner railtour meaning it was being cannibalised for spare parts.<br>[&copy; Simon Mortimer 2025]	Pontsticill looking south, with the BMR station and loop right. Our tour is about to be propelled far left to Pontsticill Shed Road 2, past the former station (CP 31 Dec 1962).<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2025]	Further along this line is Pontsticill Junction station (left) with its intact Down platform.<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2025]
The doors were reached on Shed Road 2 (ahead right hand line), between the shed is the passenger line to Pant.<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2025]	Site of the Nov 2024 landslip, looking north towards Pontsticill the line deviates off its original alignment here now.<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2025]	TU7 1698 has just returned from the fourth trip traversing the platform line through the sprung points, having coupled up to the coaches before returning to the platform.<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2025]	Pant looking south, at a higher level left, is the passenger station with the run round loop far left. Ahead is the Coal Road with one wagon then the rest of it is blocked by a container. Next right are Shed Roads 1-3, far right is the outside line where the railtour had started from around four hours earlier. This tour certainly wasn't pants…<br>[&copy; Alan Sheppard 2025]	Baguley Drewry 0-6-0 diesel built in 1987 on the tour train at Pant station - the end of line is to the right <br>[&copy; Phil Logie 2025]