Track a Track #2 The Depot Traditional Cache
Track a Track #2 The Depot
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This cache is part of a series along the route of a railway laid for the construction of the Abertillery & District Water Board's reservoir at the head of the Grwyne Fawr valley. Five caches are placed along the road leading to Blaen y Cwm and are C&D's with room to stop nearby. Other caches can be found in the forest throughout the valley at sites of abandoned Farms and cottages. You will need to collect clues from some of the first five to work out the location of the bonus cache.
The lay-by at the grey telephone box is all that remains of the Pont Esgob Depot. Here there was a short siding for unloading materials and commodities arriving by road from Abergavenny via Bettws. It was a busy place. In addition to the daily comings and goings relating to the construction site, milk was taken up daily and on Tuesdays a "Land Lady Special" left Blaen y Cwm at 8.30 bringing down those wanting to meet the bus for Abergavenny market. The doctor also visited the works on a Tuesday and on Thursdays the cashier travelled to Newport accompanied by a constable with a revolver. Saturdays was always busy as trains would bring down both workmen, women and children to go by bus to Abergavenny and it became a general meeting place for younger folk to congregate and socialise. On the other side of the bridge and further up the road another siding crossed the field and river to reach timber from the saw-mills on the other side. The main track rose steeply from here. Coming down was no problem although there were occasional derailments. The most memorable was when the engine Duckinfield failed to take the sharp left-hand bend and both engine and trucks derailed, the driver being badly scalded. Thereafter the engine was known as Duck-in-field. Climbing the steep inclines for heavily laden trains was more of a problem. Goods were often double headed and on passenger trains, passengers sometimes had to get out and push. Placed with the kind permission of the landowner. Clue for the Bonus cache:- The pipeline, a 16 inch diameter steel pipe was laid below and at the same time as the road. This takes the water for 22 miles over the side of the Sugar Loaf on its way to Abertillery. In the road near the road sign is a large inspection cover with the pipeline beneath. The number on the cover is CDEF.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Onfr bs cbfg.