the last passenger-carrying train was a special organised by the stephenson locomotive society on sunday 5 january 1958 made up of 5 eight-wheelers (a gwr corridor and 4 lms vestibules) hauled by l&nwr 0-8-0 'super d' no. 49121. crowds gathered at viewpoints at the trackside along the entire route, with large numbers at brynmawr station. the train completed the journey to merthyr and was turned for the return leg complete with whistle-up's at every station on the very last run, householders along the route turning their kitchen and bedroom lights on and off to signal the trains passing and the passing of an era for this particular stretch of line.