[1] Unlike the four other large stations, Southerndown Road was not located in a settlement and had almost no nearby habitation at all.
From the mid-nineteenth century onward, Southerndown had been a popular holiday destination and had the possibility of becoming a resort town.
c. 48) offered the chance of building lines economically and over the next decade or so, various schemes were proposed for the light railway, but none came to fruition.
The surveys were completed and notices prepared for submission to the Light Railway Commissioners, but the scheme went no further owing to the opposition of the principal landowner on the route.
It was to leave the main line at Ewenny and follow the River Ogmore to Ogmore-by-Sea before proceeding along the coast to Southerndown.
The third route left the line at Ewenny and followed the dry valley towards St Brides Major.
[3] Fourth Scheme Later in 1904, the Barry Directors instructed their engineer to investigate the possibility of a tramway between Bridgend and Southerndown.
On 30 June 1904, the Barry company decided to postpone discussion on the matter until the local authorities were prepared to allow level crossings on the route.