Aug 12, 2024 | Adventure, Changemakers, Culture and Heritage, Education and Skills, Explore, Nature, Quality of Life, Swansea, Uncategorised
Meet the man who cycled 1600 miles to raise money for a monument to Owain Lawgoch Cross Hands man Kevin Bowen recently cycled a massive 1600-mile round trip to raise money for a monument to Welsh hero Owain Lawgoch. Read on to discover more about his fundraising...
Aug 1, 2024 | Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Swansea, Tenby, Uncategorised
Our Community Rail Officer, Eve Sherratt, has spent the past few weeks meeting with some of the most inspiring people and projects around our rail network. Read on to find out more. One thing I love about being a Community Rail Officer is helping to develop new...
Feb 11, 2022 | Adventure, Education and Skills, Explore, Featured, Llanelli, Love, Pembrey and Burry Port, Pontarddulais, Uncategorised
Children can now enjoy fun-filled walks from Burry Port, Llanelli and Pontarddulais stations as part of the Ramble and Scramble project. We’ve teamed up with Heart of Wales Line and Ramblers Cymru to commission three colourful maps for children to follow; these are...
Apr 30, 2021 | Uncategorised
John is a volunteer steering group member of South West Wales Connected, founder of the Swansea Bay Without A Car website, and an expert in all things railway related! This book is John’s lockdown labour of love, drawing on his meticulous travel journals from...
Jan 29, 2021 | Adventure, Baglan, Briton Ferry, Culture and Heritage, Explore, Featured, Love, Neath, Neath Port Talbot, Skewen, Uncategorised
Our rail network travels through some remarkable places, from historic towns to pretty villages and from beautiful coastlines to wooded valleys. A trip on a train is a great way to access walks that enable you to really get to know each area, discovering its history,...
Jan 18, 2021 | Bynea, Carmarthenshire, Explore, Featured, Llanelli, Love, Nature, Uncategorised
Travelling by train from Swansea to Carmarthen takes you through some of the most beautiful scenery in the UK: the train travels along the water’s edge for significant parts of the journey, allowing spectacular views of the Loughor estuary and the river Tywi. But this...
