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TRANSPORT
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24 December 1921  Fochriw Lads Tamper with Signals   At the Merthyr Police Court on Friday, two boys from Fochriw, namely David John Price and Robert Carter, were in the dock on several charges of interfering with the signal lamps on the Brecon and Merthyr Railway between Fochriw and Pantywaun Junction. The defendants pleaded guilty to stealing the lamps and wilful damage, and threw themselves on the mercy of the court. They said "We don't remember anything; we were drunk." For stealing the two lamps they were fined £5 each or 31 days imprisonment, and for wilful damage £2 each or 21 days imprisonment.

15 June 1929   Fine   David Morris, aged 25, collier, was fined 10 shillings for travelling on the G.W.R. without a railway ticket, and of attempting to avoided payment of his fare.

8 March 1930  Railway Trespass   William Morgan, aged 22, labourer, Fochriw, did not appear to answer a summons for trespassing on the G.W.R.   P.C. Sansom gave evidence and a fine of 5/- was imposed.

12 July 1930  Summoned   David Thomas (20), Bryn Jones (20) and Elwyn Jones (22), colliers, Fochriw, were summoned for trespassing on the G.W.R. at Fochriw.  Police Constable Sansom said that on 28th May, he saw the defendants walking down the line towards Ogilvie Colliery, and when he spoke to them they said they were going to work. Defendants were fined five shillings each.

26 July 1930  Trespass   Thomas James (63), Fochriw, was charged with trespassing on the G.W.R. Defendant was not present. A ganger employed by the railway company said that he saw the defendant crossover the fence and on to the line. There was a notice on the spot where the defendant crossed. Defendant was fined five shillings.

21 March 1931   Trespass   For trespassing on the GWR between Fochriw and Deri, Albert Owen, aged 25, engineman, of Fochriw, was fined five shillings.

7 February 1942   Trespass   For trespassing on the railway between Deri and Fochriw, Glanmore Williams of Fochriw was fined 5s. at Pontlottyn on Friday, and Wm. Gittens, Wm. Hervins, Fredk. Amos, Vernon Llewellyn & Stanley Gittens, all of Fochriw, were each ordered to pay 4s. Costs.

5 September 1942   Expensive Short Cut   For trespassing on the railway at Fcohriw on July 1, James Davies and Desmond Pritchard, both of Fochriw, were fined 5s. each at Pontlottyn Police Court on Friday. Evidence was given by P.C. W. Fox who saw the youths on the railway. When they were told they would be reported, they said they were taking a short cut to work.

3 October 1942   Never Before   For trespassing on the railway, Griffith Pugh of Fochriw, was fined 4s. at Pontlottyn Police Court. Special Sergeant N. Thomas said that he saw Pugh walking on the railway and told him he would be reported. Pugh said, “I have never walked this way before.”

28 April 1956   Railway Trespass    For trespassing on the railway between Penybank and Fochriw, George Puddle, aged 38 of Railway Terrace, was ordered to pay 5s. costs.