Braving the footbridge of peril

You can't spell infrastructure without the letters R, U, S and T. And this rattling footbridge at Pontyclun station certainly had some. 

The rust pattern on the underside of the steps was almost artistic. 

I was at the station in my first Plaid Cymru leafleting for the month. I was next to the bridge as groups of schoolkids used it to cross the tracks on their way to school. The whole bridge rattled when the express trains thundered through, and even just when people walked across, which was alarming to hear at first. 

We were brave and stood on it for a selfie though!

I like visiting all these different stations, and I particularly liked this Transport for Wales poster. I'd rather be a late bird, I think.