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©Roger Cornfoot
Dist:0.7km<br/>Bargoed Fire Station, William Street, Gilfach, Bargoed - one of the stations run by South Wales Fire & Rescue Service. When this picture was taken, the station was threatened with possible closure.
©Kevin Hale
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©John Lord
Dist:0.8km<br/>Large pub and bed & breakfast, located on Park Place, straddling the Gilfach/Bargoed boundary
©John Grayson
Dist:0.8km<br/>3-doctor health centre located on Cardiff Road, opposite the Hillside Park junction.
©John Grayson
Dist:0.8km<br/>9-room hotel, bar and restaurant (Chinese, Cantonese & English cuisine) located opposite the junction of Cardiff Road and Hillside Park.
©John Grayson
Dist:0.9km<br/>The red-edged triangular sign at the end of the platform tells the train driver to "Check AWS". The Automatic Warning System (AWS) is a safeguard against a driver failing to respond to a signal or misreading its aspect. If a driver fails to acknowledge an AWS warning within two seconds, brakes are automatically applied. Because this intervention occurs at the distant signal ('caution' or amber aspect), AWS will bring the train to a stand before it reaches the stop signal ahead.
©John Grayson
Dist:0.9km<br/>The bridge carrying Angel Lane across the tracks, viewed from Gilfach Fargoed station.http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1850105
©John Grayson
Dist:0.9km<br/>The station http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1850105 platforms are only about the length of one coach.
©John Grayson
Dist:0.9km<br/>The ramp leads down from Angel Lane to the station. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1850105
©John Grayson
Dist:0.9km<br/>The view north from the bridge http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1850186 carrying Angel Lane across the tracks. Steep ramps lead down from the bridge to the tiny platforms, which are barely the length of a carriage. In May 2010, the small modern shelters replaced a couple of old tin huts. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1152523 The unstaffed station, owned by Network Rail, is between Bargoed station, a kilometre to the north, and Pengam station, about 1500 metres to the south. Most trains stopping here are from Bargoed to Penarth, or the return journey. This is the first operating station I've come across where no station name can be seen on the platforms. The only indication of the station name I could find was a yellow highlighting of Gilfach Fargoed on the timetable at the top of the station access ramp.
©John Grayson
Dist:0.9km<br/>Bargoed Rugby Football Club headquarters and social club located at 95-97 Gilfach Street.
©John Grayson
Dist:0.9km<br/>Located on Cardiff Road, opposite the Ruth Street junction. The Institute and Library opened in 1913. The building is now occupied by Platinum Fitness Centre and Bargoed Chamber of Commerce Training Division.
©John Grayson
Dist:0.9km<br/>37405 approaches Gilfach Fargoed with a Cardiff to Rhymney train.
©Martin Loader
Dist:0.9km<br/>Pedestrians-only entrance from Angel Lane to a park area between Gilfach Fargoed railway station and Angel Way (A469). The Rhymney River flows through the middle of the park.
©John Grayson

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