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The A473 is a main road linking Pontypridd with Bridgend in Wales.. The route begins in Upper Boat just south of Pontypridd, at the junction with the A470 and A4054 roads.It crosses the bridge in an easterly direction and continues along the road until it reaches the hill known locally as Power Station hill until it reaches a roundabout near the village of Tonteg after which it heads in a ...
A4223 in Pontypridd: Originally started in centre of Ynsybwl B4274 (defunct) Ran from junction with B4273 in Pontypridd to A470 in Pont Sion Norton. Bridge over River Taff now A4223, most of the remaining part replaced by A470 dual carriageway. B4275 A4054 at Abercynon: A4059 at Penywaun: Originally the A4059 route. Via Mountain Ash. B4276
They are typically end-to-end, in that they run from one branch terminus, through Cardiff Queen Street station, to another branch terminus, e.g. from Pontypridd to Barry Island. The major hubs of the network are Cardiff Queen Street and Cardiff Central. Other hubs are Pontypridd, Bridgend and Barry. [3]
A4058 in Pontypridd: A470 in Pontypridd A4224 Ran from Abercynon to Aberdare. Formerly a portion of the A4059; downgraded to a section of the B4275 around 1990. A4225 Ran from Porth to Trehafod, was the A4058. Downgraded to a portion of the B4278, but although there is evidence the A4225 number may still exist, it may be no more than a mapping ...
After Newport, the route heads west to Caerphilly, then north towards Pontypridd during which it crosses the Taff Trail. It then heads west towards Port Talbot . Near Briton Ferry , it crosses the A48 bridge and then follows the A483 road (Fabian Way) into Swansea and passes through the Maritime Quarter .
The maximum line speed from Wootton Bassett Junction to Coalpit Heath is 125 mph (200 km/h); [21] 90 mph (145 km/h) from Coalpit Heath to Newport; 90 mph (145 km/h) from Newport to east of Bridgend; [22] 75 mph (120 km/h) from east of Bridgend to Swansea Loop North junction (with a small section of 100 mph (160 km/h) track through Pyle station ...
The operator originally undertook to introduce new services from Pontypridd to Manchester and Portsmouth, [4] but this did not take place. The franchise predates the introduction of services that are now generally included under the 'Valley Lines' umbrella, such as those via the Vale of Glamorgan line and to Ebbw Vale.
The first section of the line, as far as Pontypridd, is historically part of the Taff Vale Railway, from Cardiff to Merthyr Tydfil. At Pontypridd the Rhondda branch diverges and follows the course of the Rhondda Valley. It was single-tracked beyond Porth in the early 1980s, just prior to the commencement of the revival of the Valley Lines network.