Coke Ovens shed - date of closure

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Cwmtudu
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Re: Coke Ovens shed - date of closure

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Noel wrote:According to Roger Griffiths' "GWR Sheds in Camera", the railmotor shed closed in 1927 [being used as a carriage shed for the next seven years] and the locoshed on New Year's Eve 1933. Both had been demolished by 1936.
I'm sure that date is correct. All I can add is that in the February 1934 edition of the Great Western Railway magazine it is noted that 34 drivers, 33 firemen, 8 engine cleaners and 22 shed staff transferred from Coke Ovens to Abercynon, a few others going to other sheds.

John
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