LNWR 7F 0-8-0 No 49121 passes Bird in Hand Siding near Pontllanfraith with a short goods on 18th May 1957. Note the Western Region 'Tredegar RU Not in Common Use' markings on this non-GW brake van.

The box is Bird in Hand West Junction (named after a local pub), the small box in the left background is Sirhowy Junction - a very complex area where the LNWR Sirhowy Valley line crossed the Vale of Neath Railway

Photo: R.O. Tuck/Rail Archive Stephenson