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279:, where there were productive collieries. This spate of railway building in South Wales, mirroring that in England, encouraged thoughts of a railway serving the Rhymney ironworks. An agreement was reached with the Taff Vale Railway that it would convey the Rhymney traffic over its line from Llancaiach. Separate dock facilities at Cardiff would be provided, at what became
1938:, from the outset of the line and for more than 40 years, was General Manager, Traffic Manager and Superintendent of the line. Upon his retirement in 1904, the Rhymney did a spring cleaning, which notably included the scrapping of his favourite engine, which he had been preserving for a number of years.
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Rhymney Railway coaches have survived into the present day. Coaches No.95 and 109 stand in private residence. An unidentified six-wheel brake also resides in storage with the National Museums & Galleries of Wales. Only one wagon, a goods van, is known to still exist today, stored
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The Barry's new line opened for goods and mineral traffic on 1 August 1901, but in the meantime, on 25 July 1896, the Barry had returned to
Parliament for even more ambitious powers: to continue the line from Penrhos Junction to join the Brecon and Merthyr Railway, by crossing the Rhymney Valley by a
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Apart from the new
Cardiff to Caerphilly line, the Rhymney Railway was all single track, and the massive expansion of mineral traffic was becoming difficult to handle, leading to complaints about passenger train delays. The company was forced to double the line between Caerphilly and Ystrad Mynach in
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junction had been the point of divergence of the Taff Vale
Railway and the Rhymney lines to the docks. Now the new line joined in there, but without the facility of running direct from Caerphilly to the TVR docks. The Cardiff station at Adam Street was closed to passengers, and a new Cardiff station,
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At the same time local passenger operation increased in importance, notwithstanding substantial improvements to the road network in the valleys. The difficult road access to
Cardiff itself, and general traffic congestion in the city, were advantageous to the Rhymney line, particularly as access from
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Construction proceeded but the cost of the work proved to be considerably underestimated, and in 1857 an act of
Parliament giving authority was obtained to increase the share capital to £300,000. The Bute Docks branch was the first to be completed, being ready in September 1857, although the Rhymney
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Llancaiach was refused on account of objection by that company, so the Rhymney Railway was without the route to the docks that it sought. It returned to Parliament the following year. It almost doubled its extent by obtaining an act of Parliament giving sanction to
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An Act to authorise the
Rhymney Railway Company to make a new Railway to raise additional Capital to revive and extend the time for purchasing Lands for and constructing certain authorised Railways to abandon other Railways to make provisions as to the Stock and Share Capital of the Company and for
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1 mile (1.6 km) of track had been laid up the valley in 1865 to serve the Tir Gibbon and
Hendredenny collieries. By an act of Parliament of 25 July 1890 this was to be converted into a proper branch line for goods and passengers, the sponsors being the Windsor Steam Coal Company and the Lewis
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In 1867 the Rhymney Railway was considering how it might reach Dowlais and Merthyr directly. The trade in the iron industry was changing, and no longer was locally extracted iron ore dominant in the iron foundries of Dowlais: imported ore was being used to an increasing extent, and being hauled up
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From the outset the company was in difficulty. The capital expenditure had far exceeded the budget for the work, and interest and other prior charges exceeded the net income, particularly as mineral traffic did not develop as rapidly as had been hoped. Friction developed with the Taff Vale Railway
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The Bute Trustees approached the Rhymney company with an offer: to lease the undertaking for 250 years retrospectively from 1 January 1860; to deal with all prior charges and in addition pay 5% on the ordinary stock from the beginning of 1865, rising gradually to that figure in the meantime. This
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In fact the construction of the line proved very difficult at a time when money was becoming very scarce; as well as labour problems the Caerphilly Tunnel gave exceptional difficulty. At 1 mile 173 yards (1.768 km) in length it was a hard drive, and an unknown spring in the middle
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Frustrated with the difficulties of operating over the TVR into Cardiff, the Rhymney Railway submitted a bill in the 1861 session to build an independent line between Walnut Tree and Cardiff, but this failed in committee, although a further extension of authorised capital was permitted. The Bute
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From 1862 the profitability of the company eased a little and a modest dividend was paid. However the operating difficulties over the TVR section only became worse; and in 1863 the Rhymney Railway submitted a bill to make the direct line to Cardiff from Caerphilly. On 25 July 1864, the
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Several small halts were put up to make use of these cars, but the vehicles were not a success; one was rebuilt in 1910, making a separate carriage and engine. The other was used until 1919 on the Penrhiwfelin workmen's train, and then modified in the same way as the other.
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A further joint venture with the Great Western Railway led to Merthyr Tydfil. Although the GWR already had a presence at Merthyr through the Vale of Neath line, up to that point the Taff Vale Railway had a monopoly of the direct routes from Merthyr to the south and east.
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Passenger traffic started on 31 March 1858. There were two trains each way daily, taking 90 minutes for the 24 miles (39 km) from Cardiff to Rhymney. Three weeks later the service was augmented to three passenger trains each way daily. The Cardiff station was at
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to the canals if the canal company failed to do so, provided the pit was within a certain distance of the canal. Compensation was to be paid to landowners over whose property the tramroad might pass, but no further legislative authority needed to be sought.
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At this time the road now called Queen Street was known as Crockherbtown Street, hence the name of the railway junction. It was renamed Queen Street by decision of the Town Council on 12 December 1886, in honour of the Golden Jubilee of Queen
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The QY&MR Joint Line crossed the river Taff immediately after leaving Quakers Yard station. The near collapse of the viaduct over the river was the cause of the termination of the passenger operation on the QY&M line in February 1951.
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On 1 April 1871 the Rhymney Railway was at last able to open its own direct Caerphilly to Cardiff line. It had a falling gradient all the way to Cardiff, where it made a junction with its own line to the Bute Docks. It was double track.
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had long been dominant in the area, and had been expanding continuously for some time. The owners naturally wished to maximise the mineral traffic through their docks, and were held back by the difficult connection from the Taff Vale.
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Although the Rhymney Railway network was never large, it was remarkably profitable, and paid excellent dividends for most of its life. Dependent on mineral traffic for its own success, it declined in the 1970s, but the main line from
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Much of the main line of the Taff Bargoed line climbed to Dowlais at 1 in 40 and 1 in 49, against loaded traffic. The summit on the line is at an altitude of 1,250 feet (381 m) above sea level. The stations on the line were
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The RR and the LNWR got running powers to Pontypridd, and the PC&NR got running powers into Cardiff over the Rhymney Railway. The Rhymney's powers to Pontypridd were rendered unusable by the obstructive attitude of the TVR.
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Thursday 25 February 1858 was fixed for the opening: 24 wagons loaded with 150 tons of Rhymney iron formed the first train, followed by a second of 40 mineral wagons containing 240 tons. The line was single-track throughout.
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The Barry Railway's Rhymney branch opened for freight traffic on 1 August 1901. The further line to cross the valley and join the B&M line was opened for goods and mineral traffic on 2 January 1905. Three years later,
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had a corresponding idea, and on 29 March 1867 the Rhymney and the GWR agreed to build the line jointly. This was ratified by an act of Parliament of 12 August 1867. There was to be a generous exchange of running powers.
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c. xxxv). It took some time to be made ready, the first section opening on 1 August 1906, serving a Powell Duffryn colliery. The complete branch did not open until 1909. It diverged from the Rhymney main line at
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was opened as part of the works. At Dowlais, as well as connecting directly to the Dowlais Iron Company's network, the new railway had a branch known as the Zig-zag Branch on the south-west side of Dowlais; the
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station.) The Rhymney's part of the line opened in March 1864. The B&MR was approaching from the north, and was ready for traffic in 1865, but legal complications prevented actual opening until March 1868.
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131:. One particular resource needed to be provided, and that was transport to market. For some time this was done on the backs of animals; the road system was extremely poor in the area, and the provision of a
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offer was remarkably advantageous to the Rhymney's proprietors, but in 1860 and again in 1861 Parliament refused to sanction the arrangement, and the Rhymney Railway was left to resolve its problems alone.
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For some years the mineral operation that had always been the primary business of the Rhymney Railway continued, but over later decades coal extraction in South Wales declined, steeply in the early 1980s.
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The LNWR now carried a lot of traffic to Cardiff and soon was receiving complaints that it had inadequate warehousing facilities there; it responded by building its own goods station at Tyndall Street.
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mile (1.2 km) from Aber, there was a continuous climb starting at 1 in 58 and steepening to 1 in 49 near the terminus, which comprised a station, extensive colliery sidings and a locomotive shed.
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Kidner says on page 24, "The last chapter ended with the joint GWR/RR line from Quaker's Yard to Merthyr under construction; this opened for passenger traffic on 18th August, 1882". This is a mistake.
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had certain rights over the NA&HR line, and seeing now an opportunity to get access to South Wales, it acquired a lease of the MT&AR in 1862. By 1864 the LNWR had pushed as far west as
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miles (15.3 km), with a 1-mile (1.6 km) branch to Caerphilly and a 30-chain (0.60 km) branch connecting north to west on to the NA&HR at Hengoed. In addition there was a
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was incorporated. It is usually referred to as the "Old Rumney Railway", and had no organisational connection with the later Rhymney Railway. It opened about 1826, running from Rhymney to
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The Rhymney had to improve its Caerphilly–Penrhos Junction line, which had not been kept up to a standard suited to passenger work since its own trains over this line had ceased in 1871.
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The new line would therefore give it access, from Ystrad Mynach, to the hugely expanding mineral resources of the Aberdare region, as well as to the Taff Bargoed line at a junction near
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station) the short Ocean Branch for Deep Navigation and Taff Merthyr collieries and Trelewis Drift mine, and in October 1983 the line between Cwmbargoed and Dowlais Furnace Top closed.
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to Merthyr, ending at the GWR station there. Colliery and ironstone pit connections were made intermediately, and a branch line spur crossed the Taff to get access to the important
1588:) in 1905. These were single coaches incorporating a small steam engine integrated with the coach. The intention was to enable station calls at low-cost structures in rural areas.
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Davies, F. K.; Firth, J. M.; Lucking, J. H.; Thomas, R. E.; Allcock, N. J.; Sterndale, A. C.; Barrie, D. S. M.; Reed, P. J. T.; Mountford, E. R. (April 1966). White, D. E. (ed.).
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There were serious labour difficulties in constructing the line, however, and it did not open until 10 January 1876. A short branch from Cwm Bargoed on the Taff Bargoed line to
741:, from the date of opening of the direct line. A separate act of Parliament on the same day gave permission for a short stub to make a connection east of Caerphilly with the
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Barrie, and Kidner. Hopwood says mineral traffic on 20 December 1875, and passengers on 1 February 1876. MacDermot says goods 10 January 1876 and passengers 1 February 1876.
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the joint line was part of the MT&AR. The LNWR immediately made use of the route to get access to Cardiff for general goods traffic; until this time it had passed via
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Junction on the Taff Vale Extension line. By this time the Great Western Railway had taken over the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway (through its successor, the
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c. cclxiv) was passed, with further capital of £210,000. The running powers between Walnut Tree and Cardiff would be extinguished, except for traffic to the new docks at
59:(TVR) for part of the transit, and this relationship was uneasy; the Rhymney Railway built an independent line to Cardiff in 1871. Better relations were created with the
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146:. Tramroads were already in existence to bring the minerals to the ironworks, and now they could be built to convey the finished product to the canals. The authorising
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The wasteful competition was abated when the two companies agreed reluctantly to cooperate. The Rhymney Railway built the southern part of the route from Bargoed to
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In the final year of operation a dividend of 9 per cent on the Ordinary shares was maintained, as it had been since 1916. The following are the figures for 1921:
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1069:, also now controlled by the GWR. As part of the deal when the Taff Bargoed line was agreed with the GWR, the Rhymney Railway had secured running powers through
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Ordnance Survey of Great Britain, Glamorganshire, 1919, 1:2,500; Glamorhanshire 1921-1922, 1:10,560; Monmouthshire 1922, 1:10,560, Glamorganshire 1938, 1:10,560
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The Rhymney Railway and the LNWR agreed to construct the connecting line jointly, and running powers were granted to the Rhymney along the MT&AR as far as
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and the Taff Vale Railway, which together suffered from severe congestion, and in the view of their customers, high rates and poor service. The Barry founded
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The 3-mile (5 km) line was opened formally on 5 September 1871, although the public opening was not until 2 October 1871. The line climbed at 1 in 35 to
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The Barry Railway had asked for running powers over the Rhymney Railway and over the Taff Bargoed Joint line but these were refused, except for powers into
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1927:
Deep Navigation Mine closed in March 1991 but removal of surface stock continued by rail until January 1992. In October 1992 Taff Merthyr colliery closed.
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The approach to the junction with the TVR at Walnut Tree involved excavating a cutting to the extent of 1,000,000 cubic yards (760,000 m) of earth.
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was built as the solution to the problem. In that year and the following year the line was completed between Merthyr and Cardiff Docks. Then in 1847 the
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5858:; Nantybwch and Rhymney Joint Railway station; opened 2 October 1871; closed for Joint line traffic 23 September 1953; completely closed 6 January 1958;
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Level Crossing Junction, where the spur to the former Vale of Neath line ran round Glyndyris Pond, the private Gethin Railway ran straight on to the
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An Act to enable the Rhymney Railway Company to extend their Railway to the Taff Vale Railway, to construct Branch Railways, and for other Purposes.
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The authorised share capital was more than doubled, an additional £130,000 being authorised by this second act of Parliament of 2 July 1855, the
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was the owner of the Bute Docks and his trustees built the branch to the docks, leasing it to the Rhymney Railway at 4% on capital of £67,633.
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began an invasion of the Rhymney Railway's territory. It had been opened with the object of providing competition for the mineral traffic of
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in Rhymney. There were soon several ironworks in the immediate area, and a small network of tramroads developed to serve them. In 1815 the
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from an early date, and the Rhymney's dependency on the TVR for working its traffic over the TVR main line left the Rhymney vulnerable.
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of the company included the coast of arms both of Cardiff and Newport, although no reason has been recorded for the Newport connection.
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This took place from January 1922, although the Amalgamation tribunal did not give assent until 25 March, this was the official date.
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Mutual running powers were agreed, in the Rhymney's case as far as Pantywaun Junction, 4 miles (6 km) above Deri (where the
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The Bute Docks system wished to operate railways outside the dock area, where it had an extensive system, and it formed the
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The conveyance of the output of the ironworks at Merthyr and Dowlais remained a serious issue, and eventually, in 1840, the
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The Rhymney Railway observed the considerable success of the Taff Vale scheme, and in 1907 procured two such vehicles from
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miles (5.6 km) was constructed to serve collieries that were developing in the valley; it had been authorised by the
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An Act to authorise the Rhymney Railway Company to make new Railways to raise additional Capital and for other purposes.
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Hengoed; opened 31 March 1858; renamed Hengoed & Maesycwmmer 1904; renamed Hengoed Low Level 1924; renamed
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railway system made a junction with the B&MR line), although in practice they were only used as far as
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miles (14.9 km), making a connection there with the tramroad network of the Dowlais Iron Company.
784:
Junction, there to form an end-on junction with the B&MR line. (The location was later the site of
742:
628:
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7088:
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1986:
1974:
927:
1881:
Practically all freight operation on the system has disappeared; a very limited residual service to
1061:) so the Taff Vale Extension was GWR territory. The line had been extended to Middle Duffryn in the
443:
The maritime destination which the line was to reach was described in the act as "the ports of the
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c. cclxxv) of 25 July 1864 authorised a line northward from Rhymney to Nantybwch on the MT&AR.
67:(GWR), and two important joint lines with the GWR were built: the Taff Bargoed line (1876) and the
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at Abertridwr until 30 June 1977 when an underground link was opened between the colliery and
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6534:
Hopwood, Harold L. (September 1924). "The Rhymney Railway: An Historical Sketch, 1854–1922".
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1483:, occupying the fork between the main line and the Penalltau line, and running northwards to
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for passenger trains. This was the only use of the Westinghouse system in Wales, except the
1316:, at the head of a steep valley formed by the Nant-yr-aber stream, was opened. This line of
392:
c. cxciii). It was to build a railway from the Rhymney ironworks, down the west bank of the
7701:
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but halts were built later for the Bedlinog, Nantwen, Nantyffin and Penydarren collieries.
816:
139:
52:. It opened a main line in 1858, and a limited passenger service was operated in addition.
8:
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1924:
Trelewis closed in 1989 when British Coal invested in opencast operations at Cwmbargoed.
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976:
935:
240:
229:
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had a Fochriw Miners' Platform; this must have been at the colliery on the branch line.
5948:
Llanbradach Colliery; unadvertised miners' platform; opened by 1928; closed before 1954;
1618:
When the Company incorporated a continuous brake into its train working, it adopted the
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group of coal pits, crossing the river on a long steel viaduct. There were stations at
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1872 onwards: various builders. All Rhymney locomotives from then were of this type.
1978:
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1372:
1195:, and at nearly 2 miles (3 km) south there was a branch on the east side to the
1002:
916:
793:
213:
147:
56:
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was established. The TVR Cardiff station was on the south side of the thoroughfare.
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6736:
The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, part ten: Absorbed Engines, 1922–1947
4410:
1970:
1475:
1435:
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1339:
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824:
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655:. At Hengoed the trains made connections with the Taff Vale Extension line trains.
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389:
376:
A bill for the Rhymney Railway went to Parliament in the 1854 session and received
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175:
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with 3 ft 6 in (107 cm) wheels. The carriage part was supplied by
1592:
444:
206:
183:
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climbed at 1 in 35 to gain height to reach another part of the Dowlais complex.
455:
build on from Hengoed to Walnut Tree Bridge, joining the Taff Vale Railway near
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7591:
7455:
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7008:
4459:
2015:
1685:
Most of the railways of Great Britain were "grouped" in 1922–23, following the
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766:
202:
194:
132:
108:
45:
17:
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1924; closed 12 February 1951; remained open for miners until 1 November 1954;
1120:, and connected to Newport by running powers over the Rhymney Railway and the
162:
industry was established at Rhymney, and this encouraged the inclusion in the
7726:
7666:
7651:
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6194:
Bedlinog Colliery Junction; unadvertised; open 1897 to 1915 and 1938 to 1955;
5773:
5212:
2352:
1562: million tons of coal were taken from the Rhymney system down to Barry.
1514:
1101:
1050:
1029:
592:
488:
393:
159:
6191:
Bedlinog Colliery Halt; opened 1915; closed some time between 1928 and 1938;
6084:; opened by September 1926; closed 31 December 1962; Unadvertised for miners
1576:
This extension line opened for goods and mineral traffic on 2 January 1905.
1501:
The line closed in 1991 after the end of coal winning at Penallta Colliery.
150:
for the canals included clauses empowering pit owners to build a connecting
6709:
6564:
A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Volume 12: South Wales
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5393:
2008:
The early locomotives were tender engines, whether for passenger or goods:
1859:
1627:
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1376:
1290:
1196:
1166:
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596:
558:
377:
336:
6206:
Taff Merthyr Colliery Halt; opened by September 1928; closed 15 June 1964;
6203:
Nantwen Colliery Halt; unadvertised: opened 1 February 1876; closed 1928?;
6035:; not in timetable; dates uncertain but in existence 1872; closed by 1898:
1659:. For this purpose the Rhymney station at Cardiff was used, together with
959:
the gradient from the coastal ports. The obvious route appeared to be the
7545:
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1599:
1518:
433:
256:
37:
6661:
History of the Great Western Railway. Volume 1: Consolidation, 1923–1929
1183:
The line opened for passenger traffic on 1 April 1886, trains using the
6224:; Taff Vale Extension line; opened 11 January 1858; closed 1 July 1912;
1911:
1907:
1656:
1584:
The Taff Vale Railway introduced what it called "motor cars" (that is,
1537:
1533:
1313:
1177:
1162:
1117:
1081:
972:
456:
280:
276:
100:
1677:, at which point the Cardiff Railway trains reached their own system.
6797:
Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology
6265:
Gethin Pits Platform; miners' platform, in use between 1915 and 1928;
6212:; Taff Vale Extension line; opened 10 July 1911; closed 15 June 1964;
1652:
1585:
1529:
1208:
904:
836:
225:
167:
128:
6663:(Studio Editions reprint ed.). London: George Allen and Unwin.
6284:
Merthyr Vale Miners Platform; at junction with branch to collieries;
6218:; Taff Vale Extension line; opened 1 July 1912; closed 15 June 1964;
5848:
Tredegar Nantybwch; MT&AR station; opened 1 March 1864; renamed
1985:
on 10 June 1869. The locomotive, upon which Kendall was travelling,
761:(B&MR) had been incorporated, to build a line from the north at
1070:
915:
over the RR system, although this required the acquiescence of the
259:
and was intended as a trunk railway, connecting the network of the
248:
151:
116:
41:
950:
1603:
1522:
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112:
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The site is now occupied by the Knox Road multi-storey car park.
1157:
was opened on 1 April 1886 from the Taff Vale Extension line at
819:, giving an exit for Merthyr and Dowlais iron to the industrial
55:
The first line was dependent on the cooperation of the parallel
6633:
Long, Charles, ed. (November 1977). "Aber Valley line closed".
6268:
Castle Pit Platform; workmen only; in use between 1897 and 1915
5985:
Beddau; opened April 1908; renamed Aber Junction 1926; renamed
5880:
Pontlottyn Colliery Halt; opened 1 January 1916; closed by 1928
934:, being transshipped there to broad gauge wagons as the former
762:
351:
179:
124:
1858:
As of 2020 there is a frequent local passenger service on the
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Passenger traffic ceased in 1964. The line continued to serve
1346:
Merthyr Consolidated Collieries. There was a passing place at
91:
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2012:
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intersecting many valleys and connecting with many railways.
135:
helped, but pack animal transport was nonetheless expensive.
1896:, a little-used golfing halt, which closed on 27 September.
963:
valley, as yet without railway access. At the same time the
803:
The Deri branch of the Rhymney Railway was doubled in 1909.
749:
during construction proved difficult to get under control.
120:
6617:
History of the Great Western Railway. Volume II: 1863–1921
1989:, killing him and his B&MR counterpart, J.T. Simpson.
40:, founded to transport minerals and materials to and from
6188:
Nantyffin Colliery Halt; unadvertised; open 1928 to 1954;
6733:
6244:
1693:. The Rhymney Railway was a constituent of the new GWR.
1207:, and the service was worked by the Rhymney company. At
954:
System map of the Rhymney Railway (shown in red) in 1886
95:
System map of the Rhymney Railway (shown in red) in 1871
6347:
PC&NR; but there was another PC&NR nearby, the
5886:; opened 1 April 1908; closed to public 1 January 1916;
1494:
Ordnance Survey maps for 1919, 1921–22 and 1938 show a
1187:. The new line crossed over the Taff Vale line and the
1116:. It formed a junction with the Taff Vale Railway near
6586:
1466:
On 30 May 1895 the Cylla branch was authorised by the
1144:
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In 1871 another, short branch was opened: it was from
1044:
418:
miles (15.3 km) long, and there was also to be a
1651:
On 1 March 1911 the Cardiff Railway started to run a
1595:
to its own design; the steam engine part was a small
1114:
Alexandra (Newport and South Wales) Docks and Railway
6886:
6290:; opened 11 September 1933; closed 12 February 1951;
1626:. However, for a long time the Eames non-continuous
1176:, and this could be latched onto in the vicinity of
1087:
1020:
170:. c. cxv) of a tramroad connecting Nantybwch to the
6078:; opened 1 September 1868; closed 31 December 1962;
806:
6782:"Rhymney unknown (Body only) Goods van built 1915"
6072:; end on junction with Brecon and Merthyr Railway;
178:was opened, connecting the ironworks northward to
7214:Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction Railway
6566:(revised ed.). Nairn: David St John Thomas.
2033:1859-1868: double frames, outside cranks; freight
1655:passenger service over their newly built line to
1350:, near where the Windsor colliery was sunk. From
1222:The line above Merthyr Vale was singled in 1952.
729:Rhymney Railway (Cardiff and Caerphilly) Act 1864
685:Rhymney Railway (Cardiff and Caerphilly) Act 1864
7724:
6837:The Railways of Great Britain—A Historical Atlas
6764:"Rhymney Six-wheel Brake (body only) built 1890"
6005:; opened October 1915; closed 29 September 1986;
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5643:
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5208:
5002:
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4018:
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2167:
2024:Vulcan Foundry 1858, 1861: passenger locomotives
83:remains in heavy use as a local passenger line.
7501:Portmadoc, Beddgelert and South Snowdon Railway
6643:
6562:Barrie, D. S. M. (1994). Baughan, Peter (ed.).
6432:(reprinted ed.). Lingfield: Oakwood Press.
6281:; opened 1 April 1886; closed 12 February 1951;
6271:Troed-y-rhiw; opened 18 February 1907; renamed
6124:; convergence with Taff Vale Railway main line.
5111:
5103:
5096:
4660:
4652:
4645:
4268:
4260:
4253:
7054:Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway
6587:Briwnant Jones, Gwyn; Dunstone, Denis (1999).
6200:; opened 1 February 1876; closed 15 June 1964;
6185:; opened 1 February 1876; closed 15 June 1964;
6176:; opened 1 February 1876; closed 15 June 1964;
6157:; opened 1 February 1894; closed 15 June 1964;
2160:No locomotives exist in current preservation.
1097:The Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway
7506:Potteries, Shrewsbury and North Wales Railway
7369:Central Wales and Carmarthen Junction Railway
7004:Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway
6872:
2182:
1941:
979:line, to Dowlais (Cae Harris), a distance of
752:
232:in the west at first, then extended into the
86:
7456:Corris, Machynlleth and River Dovey Tramroad
6134:Senghenith; opened 1 February 1894; renamed
6106:; opened 31 March 1858; closed 1 April 1871;
4923:
4915:
4635:
4627:
831:and associated companies further north. The
623:, and the trains ran non-stop from there to
6799:. The Railway and Canal Historical Society.
6053:; opened 31 March 1858 closed 1 April 1871;
5753:
5745:
5175:
5167:
1906:The part of the original main line between
1225:
1193:Quakers Yard GWR (later High Level) station
491:Junction, immediately north of the present
275:The Taff Vale Railway had a branch line to
270:
7179:Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway
7159:Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway
7084:Llantrisant and Taff Vale Junction Railway
6949:Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
6879:
6865:
6639:. Vol. 34, no. 350. p. 451.
6628:
6626:
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6525:
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6399:
6397:
4898:
4890:
4717:
4709:
4606:
4598:
2189:
2175:
759:Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
658:The Caerphilly branch was opened in 1859.
7149:North Pembrokeshire and Fishguard Railway
7139:Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
7109:Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway
6614:
6557:
6555:
6553:
6551:
6549:
6547:
6545:
6523:
6521:
6519:
6517:
6515:
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6379:
6377:
4735:
4727:
4286:
4278:
2309:
2301:
1892:was opened on 4 November 1986, replacing
1855:Caerphilly south was through the tunnel.
1630:was used on many of the mineral engines.
1110:Pontypridd Caerphilly and Newport Railway
892:Rhymney Railway (Northern Lines) Act 1864
849:Rhymney Railway (Northern Lines) Act 1864
829:Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
813:Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway
398:Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
218:Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
7763:Railway companies disestablished in 1922
7637:Gorseddau Junction and Portmadoc Railway
6969:Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway
6839:. Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing Ltd.
6812:Atlas of the Great Western Railway, 1947
6457:
6455:
6453:
6451:
6449:
6447:
6445:
6443:
6441:
6439:
5043:
5035:
4195:
4187:
3817:
3809:
3480:
3472:
3248:
3240:
2687:
2679:
1999:Locomotives of the Great Western Railway
1764:170 mi 78 ch (275.16 km)
1753:share of lines leased or worked jointly
1084:. The line opened on 27 September 1871.
949:
90:
7435:Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway
7174:Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway
7124:Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
6658:
6652:
6623:
6610:
6608:
6533:
6349:Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway
5970:; opened May 1871; closed 1 March 1893;
3756:
3748:
3681:
3673:
1379:. The line closed on 5 September 1977.
1134:mile (0.8 km) east of Caerphilly.
186:, where a connection was made with the
164:Monmouthshire Canal Navigation Act 1802
7773:Transport in Caerphilly County Borough
7725:
7526:Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway
6999:Clarbeston Road and Letterston Railway
6814:. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications Ltd.
6561:
6542:
6502:
6483:
6427:
6374:
6167:
6147:Aber; opened 1 February 1894; renamed
5939:Ystrad; opened 31 March 1858; renamed
5735:
5727:
4616:
4494:
4486:
4336:
4328:
4177:
4169:
2450:
2442:
2341:
2333:
1740:10 mi 12 ch (16.33 km)
1732:38 mi 43 ch (62.02 km)
1673:miles (2.8 km) of line as far as
1375:which was served by a branch from the
609:
7753:Railway companies established in 1854
7129:Narberth Road and Maenclochog Railway
6964:Bristol and South Wales Union Railway
6860:
6809:
6803:
6794:
6788:
6589:The Origins of the LMS in South Wales
6436:
6245:Quakers Yard & Merthyr Joint Line
6013:; opened 4 November 1985; still open;
5964:; opened 8 December 2013; still open;
5897:George Inn; opened May 1871; renamed
1761:Total single track including sidings
1613:
1532:, turning northeast and crossing the
1459:Text of statute as originally enacted
1301:Text of statute as originally enacted
569:Text of statute as originally enacted
369:Text of statute as originally enacted
23:Former railway company in South Wales
7390:Brynmawr and Western Valleys Railway
7254:Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
6834:
6828:
6632:
6605:
6580:
6128:
5877:; opened September 1859; still open;
4354:
4346:
3631:
3623:
2055:
2003:
1748:1 mi 39 ch (2.39 km)
945:
669:
580:Rhymney Railway (Amendment) Act 1855
440:. Share capital was to be £100,000.
7521:Ruthin and Cerrig-y-Drudion Railway
6994:Carmarthenshire Railway or Tramroad
6914:Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
6144:; opened 1943; closed 15 June 1964;
5927:; opened 31 March 1858; still open;
5911:; opened 31 March 1858; still open;
5894:; opened 31 March 1858; still open;
5869:; opened 31 March 1858; still open;
1521:itself, and opened a line from the
1145:Quakers Yard and Merthyr Joint Line
1045:Ystrad Mynach to Penalltau Junction
971:It was to run from a junction near
13:
7743:Great Western Railway constituents
7019:Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway
6029:; opened October 1915; still open;
6021:; opened 1 April 1871; still open;
5999:; opened 1 April 1871; still open;
5956:; opened 1 March 1893; still open;
5791:
4700:
4693:
3764:
2492:
1969:C. T. Hurry Riches was the son of
1633:
505:Rhymney Railway Amendment Act 1855
14:
7799:
7496:North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways
7491:Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway
7415:North Wales and Liverpool Railway
7334:Chester and Connah's Quay Railway
6488:. Headington: The Oakwood Press.
5861:Cemetery Road Halt; dates unknown
5058:
5051:
4956:
4562:
4548:
4210:
4080:
3166:
2597:
1903:station were demolished in 1989.
1624:North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways
1088:Congestion, and doubling the line
1021:Caerphilly to Cardiff line opened
919:, which was not easily obtained.
815:was building its line across the
436:up the Bargoed Rhymney valley to
7768:Standard gauge railways in Wales
7657:Little Ormes Head Quarry tramway
7425:Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway
7400:Quakers Yard and Merthyr Railway
7064:Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway
7044:Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway
6887:Historic Welsh railway companies
6619:. London: Great Western Railway.
6091:
5919:; opened April 1908; still open;
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5797:
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4120:
4113:
4106:
4079:
4072:
4065:
4059:
4058:
4051:
4007:
4006:
3999:
3992:
3985:
3960:
3954:
3953:
3947:
3946:
3901:
3894:
3869:
3862:
3816:
3808:
3799:
3792:
3785:
3763:
3755:
3747:
3738:
3731:
3724:
3702:
3695:
3688:
3680:
3672:
3664:
3663:
3638:
3630:
3622:
3613:
3607:
3606:
3599:
3574:
3567:
3560:
3553:
3508:
3501:
3494:
3488:
3487:
3479:
3471:
3424:
3417:
3411:
3410:
3403:
3381:
3374:
3367:
3360:
3320:
3319:
3312:
3305:
3299:
3298:
3291:
3269:
3262:
3255:
3247:
3239:
3230:
3165:
3158:
3151:
3144:
3137:
3105:
3098:
3091:
3085:
3084:
3078:
3077:
3052:
3045:
3038:
3013:
3006:
2999:
2934:
2933:
2926:
2919:
2912:
2887:
2880:
2873:
2809:
2802:
2795:
2770:
2763:
2738:
2731:
2709:
2708:
2701:
2694:
2686:
2678:
2669:
2625:
2624:
2617:
2610:
2603:
2596:
2561:
2554:
2547:
2505:
2498:
2491:
2464:
2457:
2449:
2441:
2373:
2366:
2340:
2332:
2323:
2317:
2316:
2308:
2300:
2277:
2276:
2269:
2262:
2255:
2230:
2223:
1917:The Taff Bargoed branch had (at
1504:
1412:Parliament of the United Kingdom
1405:
1255:Parliament of the United Kingdom
1248:
1161:running up the west side of the
867:Parliament of the United Kingdom
860:
833:London and North Western Railway
807:London and North Western Railway
703:Parliament of the United Kingdom
696:
523:Parliament of the United Kingdom
516:
487:-mile (2.0 km) branch from
432:-mile (4.4 km) branch from
311:Parliament of the United Kingdom
304:
61:London and North Western Railway
48:of South Wales, and to docks in
7788:1922 disestablishments in Wales
7516:Pwllheli and Llanbedrog Tramway
7420:Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
7324:Central Wales Extension Railway
7309:Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway
7189:Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
7144:Newtown and Machynlleth Railway
7024:Ely and Clydach Valleys Railway
6989:Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway
6774:
6756:
6727:
6702:
6677:
6354:
6341:
6331:
6041:; opened 1 April 1871; renamed
5704:
5523:
5316:
5235:
5190:
5183:
5158:
5133:
5119:
4963:
4949:
4906:
4881:
4779:
4772:
4765:
4758:
4686:
4589:
4541:
4509:
4447:
4440:
4312:
4128:
4107:
4066:
3993:
3786:
3732:
3725:
3696:
3600:
3502:
3313:
3292:
3159:
3138:
3106:
2927:
2810:
2548:
2499:
2458:
2374:
2270:
2263:
2256:
2231:
2224:
1772:Passengers (including workmen)
1382:
1065:, and connected there with the
627:; from there the stations were
591:The engineer for the works was
267:, and running through Cardiff.
7364:Swansea and Carmarthen Railway
7304:Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway
7209:Shrewsbury and Chester Railway
7119:Monmouth and Hereford Railway
7099:Manchester and Milford Railway
7069:Llanidloes and Newtown Railway
6322:
6313:
6304:
5711:
5697:
5632:
5611:
5597:
5552:
5516:
5509:
5479:
5472:
5404:
5126:
4534:
4394:
4244:
4203:
3800:
3404:
3256:
3231:
3099:
3053:
2702:
2695:
2670:
2618:
2465:
2367:
2324:
1992:
1573:large viaduct at Pwll-y-pant.
1185:High Street station at Merthyr
1112:was opened, encouraged by the
1:
7738:Early Welsh railway companies
7692:Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarry tramways
7471:Festiniog and Blaenau Railway
7395:Nantybwch and Rhymney Railway
7274:Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway
7264:Whitland and Cardigan Railway
7074:Llangollen and Corwen Railway
6367:
5961:Energlyn & Churchill Park
5805:
5798:
5718:
5625:
5618:
5545:
5411:
4830:
4801:
4746:Energlyn & Churchill Park
4477:
4387:
4380:
4319:
4237:
4114:
3793:
3739:
3703:
3568:
3554:
3368:
3145:
3039:
3014:
3000:
2913:
2888:
2874:
2796:
2764:
2732:
2611:
2604:
2555:
2506:
2163:
1680:
1579:
1342:c. cxxxiii) of 25 July 1890.
1155:Quakers Yard and Merthyr line
938:route was still broad gauge.
7783:1854 establishments in Wales
7758:Railway lines opened in 1858
7329:Chester and Holyhead Railway
7299:Bangor and Carnarvon Railway
7164:Oswestry and Newtown Railway
7034:Ely Valley Extension Railway
6063:
5842:
5761:
5353:
4808:
3895:
3863:
3689:
3639:
2771:
2739:
2562:
2018:1857: inside frames; freight
1899:The buildings of the former
1842:
1053:on the Rhymney main line to
493:Cardiff Queen Street station
7:
7536:Swansea and Mumbles Railway
7511:Plynlimon and Hafan Tramway
7339:Conway and Llanrwst Railway
7154:North Wales Mineral Railway
6919:Alexandra Docks and Railway
6082:Groesfaen Colliery Platform
6047:1924; closed 15 April 1928;
5450:
5443:
5418:
5375:
5242:
5065:
4984:
4837:
4433:
4121:
4073:
4052:
4000:
3986:
3961:
3902:
3870:
3649:Groesfaen Colliery Platform
3614:
3575:
3561:
3509:
3495:
3425:
3418:
3382:
3375:
3361:
3306:
3270:
3263:
3152:
3092:
3046:
3007:
2920:
2881:
2803:
1959:Richard Jenkins (1884–1906)
1947:Thomas Clements (1858–1862)
1930:
1885:may still be in operation.
1860:Rhymney Railway's main line
1498:at the head of the branch.
1037:, north of the present-day
926:station, and from there to
404:. This main line was to be
224:Railway, a long route from
36:) was a railway company in
10:
7804:
7597:Crawshay's Private Railway
7572:Beaufort Ironworks Tramway
7440:Wrexham and Minera Railway
7239:Vale of Llangollen Railway
7229:Tanat Valley Light Railway
7169:Pembroke and Tenby Railway
7039:Gwendraeth Valleys Railway
6984:Cardiff and Ogmore Railway
6954:Brecon and Merthyr Railway
6929:Bala and Festiniog Railway
6591:. Llandysul: Gomer Press.
6151:1899; closed 15 June 1964;
6138:1904; closed 15 June 1964;
5852:1868; closed 13 June 1960;
5290:Brecon and Merthyr Railway
3834:Brecon and Merthyr Railway
3717:Taff Merthyr Colliery Halt
3525:Brecon and Merthyr Railway
3182:Brecon and Merthyr Railway
2641:Brecon and Merthyr Railway
2526:Brecon and Merthyr Railway
1996:
1983:Brecon and Merthyr Railway
1950:Matthew Mordue (1862–1863)
1942:Locomotive Superintendents
1756:70 ch (1.41 km)
1637:
1542:Brecon and Merthyr Railway
1387:United Kingdom legislation
1230:United Kingdom legislation
1122:Brecon and Merthyr Railway
842:United Kingdom legislation
753:Brecon and Merthyr Railway
743:Brecon and Merthyr Railway
678:United Kingdom legislation
498:United Kingdom legislation
286:United Kingdom legislation
201:, on the margin of modern
87:Before the Rhymney Railway
15:
7559:
7448:
7382:
7354:Red Wharf Bay branch line
7282:
7234:Vale of Glamorgan Railway
7204:Ross and Monmouth Railway
7089:Llynvi and Ogmore Railway
6924:Bala and Dolgelly Railway
6892:
6615:MacDermot, E. T. (1931).
5813:
5781:
5769:
5667:
5640:
5567:
5560:
5535:
5531:
5491:
5487:
5465:
5458:
5433:
5426:
5390:
5383:
5368:
5361:
5346:
5324:
5309:
5282:
5257:
5250:
5205:
5198:
5148:
5141:
5080:
5075:Watford Crossing Junction
5073:
4999:
4992:
4939:
4932:
4852:
4845:
4823:
4816:
4794:
4787:
4751:
4744:
4676:
4669:
4579:
4570:
4524:
4517:
4467:
4455:
4409:
4402:
4370:
4363:
4302:
4295:
4229:
4225:
4160:
4136:
4097:
4088:
4042:
4015:
3976:
3969:
3917:
3910:
3885:
3878:
3853:
3826:
3779:
3772:
3715:
3711:
3654:
3647:
3590:
3583:
3544:
3517:
3440:
3433:
3397:
3390:
3335:
3328:
3285:
3278:
3201:
3174:
3118:
3114:
3068:
3061:
3029:
3022:
2973:
2942:
2903:
2896:
2864:
2818:
2786:
2779:
2754:
2747:
2722:
2717:
2660:
2633:
2577:
2570:
2518:
2514:
2477:
2473:
2433:
2382:
2359:
2350:
2292:
2285:
2246:
2239:
2217:
1987:overturned at Maesycwmmer
1975:Locomotive Superintendent
1812:Receipts and expenditure
1811:
1804:Total goods and minerals
1768:
1760:
1725:
1706:
1457:
1447:
1442:
1429:
1418:
1404:
1399:
1392:
1299:
1289:
1284:
1271:
1261:
1247:
1242:
1235:
873:
859:
854:
847:
709:
695:
690:
683:
567:
557:
552:
539:
529:
515:
510:
503:
396:, to a junction with the
367:
360:
350:
345:
335:
330:
317:
303:
298:
291:
182:and on over the hills to
7531:Snowdon Mountain Railway
7294:Anglesey Central Railway
7134:Neath and Brecon Railway
6659:Semmens, Peter (1990) .
6297:
5326:Caerphilly Tunnel (
4404:Penallta Branch Junction
3592:Merthyr Dowlais Colliery
2155:National Museum of Wales
2143:Rhymney Railway S1 class
2107:Rhymney Railway L1 class
1953:John Kendall (1863–1869)
1470:Rhymney Railway Act 1895
1394:Rhymney Railway Act 1895
1334:Rhymney Railway Act 1890
1237:Rhymney Railway Act 1890
1226:Aber branch (Senghenydd)
384:Rhymney Railway Act 1854
356:Rhymney Railway Act 1857
293:Rhymney Railway Act 1854
271:Rhymney Railway proposed
255:. This was built to the
69:Quakers Yard and Merthyr
16:Not to be confused with
7778:Transport in Caerphilly
7249:Vale of Rheidol Railway
7014:Corwen and Bala Railway
6909:Aberdare Valley Railway
6428:Barrie, D. S. (1973) .
6010:Lisvane & Thornhill
5013:to Walnut Tree Junction
2134:Rhymney Railway S class
2128:Rhymney Railway R class
2122:Rhymney Railway P class
2116:Rhymney Railway M class
2098:Rhymney Railway L class
2089:Rhymney Railway K class
2080:Rhymney Railway I class
2071:Rhymney Railway B class
2062:Rhymney Railway A class
1919:Nelson & Llancaiach
1377:Cardiff-Pontypridd line
1308:On 1 February 1894 the
380:on 24 July 1854 as the
138:Canals were built: the
7748:Railway lines in Wales
7682:Penrhyn Quarry Railway
7662:Merionethshire Railway
7551:Welsh Highland Railway
7314:Carnarvonshire Railway
6934:Barry Dock and Railway
6742:. pp. K98, K196.
6484:Kidner, R. W. (1995).
6288:Pontygwaith Halt (GWR)
5675:Vale of Glamorgan Line
4860:Pontypridd, Caerphilly
4150:Low Level │ High Level
2287:Zig Zag Lines Junction
1956:John Canty (1869–1884)
1191:shortly after leaving
955:
745:'s Caerphilly branch.
205:, where it joined the
96:
63:(LNWR), and later the
7707:Trefor Quarry railway
7587:Cedryn Quarry Tramway
7374:Vale of Clwyd Railway
7319:Central Wales Railway
7244:Vale of Neath Railway
6810:Cooke, R. A. (1997).
6795:Quick, M. E. (2002).
6237:Kidner says that the
6233:Ystrad Mynach; above.
6216:Nelson and Llancaiach
6142:Windsor Colliery Halt
6039:Cardiff Crockherbtown
5575:South Wales Main Line
5385:Lisvane and Thornhill
4671:Llanbradach Junctions
4469:Windsor Colliery Halt
3887:Nelson and Llancaiach
3656:Taff Merthyr Colliery
3070:Merthyr Vale Colliery
2833:& Abergavenny Rly
2781:Nantwen Colliery Halt
2397:& Abergavenny Rly
1890:Lisvane and Thornhill
1888:A new station called
1737:share of joint lines
1691:Great Western Railway
1067:Vale of Neath Railway
1035:Cardiff Crockherbtown
965:Great Western Railway
953:
261:Great Western Railway
94:
65:Great Western Railway
44:and ironworks in the
7702:Saundersfoot Railway
7430:Vale of Towy Railway
7405:Taff Bargoed Railway
7259:West Midland Railway
6835:Cobb, M. H. (2003).
6536:The Railway Magazine
6122:Walnut Tree Junction
6110:Beddau Loop Junction
5537:Cardiff Queen Street
5259:East Branch Junction
5200:West Branch Junction
4994:Beddau Loop Junction
2047:The Railway Magazine
1868:Cardiff Queen Street
1769:Originating traffic
1189:Glamorganshire Canal
1108:On 25 July 1884 the
1059:West Midland Railway
1039:Cardiff Queen Street
817:heads of the valleys
140:Glamorganshire Canal
7632:Elan Valley Railway
7560:Industrial railways
7486:Kinmel Camp Railway
7476:Glyn Valley Tramway
7219:South Wales Railway
7184:Port Talbot Railway
6486:The Rhymney Railway
6430:The Rhymney Railway
6051:Cardiff Adam Street
5884:Troedyrhiwfuch Halt
5648:South Wales Railway
4867:and Newport Railway
4573:Llanbradach Viaduct
3971:Llancaiach Junction
2788:Castle Pit Platform
2756:Gethin Pit Platform
2360:Cwmbargoed Washery
1213:Cyfarthfa Ironworks
1174:Cyfarthfa Ironworks
977:Taff Vale Extension
936:South Wales Railway
610:Opening of the line
243:opened part of its
241:South Wales Railway
222:Taff Vale Extension
144:Monmouthshire Canal
71:Joint line (1882).
7687:Penydarren Tramway
7647:Hendre-Ddu Tramway
7602:Crickheath Tramway
7466:Ffestiniog Railway
7461:Fairbourne Railway
7269:Wye Valley Railway
7029:Ely Valley Railway
6944:Blaenavon Tramroad
6710:"Tom Hurry Riches"
6685:"Cornelius Lundie"
6228:Penalltau Junction
6174:Dowlais Cae Harris
6026:Heath (High Level)
4304:Universal Colliery
3330:Cwmtysswg Colliery
2662:Cyfarthfa Junction
2241:Dowlais Cae Harris
1963:C. T. Hurry Riches
1620:Westinghouse brake
1614:Westinghouse brake
1567:Caerphilly station
1525:to Barry in 1889.
1519:new docks at Barry
956:
148:acts of Parliament
97:
7720:
7719:
7642:Gorseddau Tramway
7567:Bailey's Tramroad
7449:Independent lines
7224:Taff Vale Railway
7114:Mid-Wales Railway
7059:Llancaiach Branch
6974:Cambrian Railways
6273:Troed-y-rhiw Halt
6168:Taff Bargoed line
6129:Senghenydd branch
5991:1968; still open;
5974:Energlyn Junction
5945:1891; still open;
5936:1968; still open;
5903:1891; still open;
5840:
5839:
5836:
5835:
5688:
5687:
5661:
5660:
5588:
5587:
5340:
5339:
5303:
5302:
5226:
5225:
5017:
5016:
5007:Taff Vale Railway
4934:Energlyn Colliery
4872:
4871:
4789:Energlyn Junction
4678:Penyrheol Viaduct
4230:Penallta (Goods)
4154:
4153:
4099:Penallta Junction
4044:Penallta Colliery
4036:
4035:
3978:Penrhiwfelin Halt
3938:
3937:
3925:Taff Vale Railway
3847:
3846:
3538:
3537:
3461:
3460:
3448:Taff Vale Railway
3353:
3352:
3222:
3221:
3209:Taff Vale Railway
3195:
3194:
2992:
2991:
2967:
2966:
2866:Troed-y-rhiw Halt
2857:
2856:
2838:
2837:
2826:Merthyr, Tredegar
2654:
2653:
2539:
2538:
2482:Rhydycar Junction
2426:
2425:
2402:
2401:
2390:Merthyr, Tredegar
2248:Dowlais Ironworks
2056:Later locomotives
2045:Notes taken from
2004:Early locomotives
1979:Taff Vale Railway
1838:
1837:
1745:leased or worked
1687:Railways Act 1922
1648:for the purpose.
1496:Penrhiwfelin Halt
1476:58 & 59 Vict.
1464:
1463:
1436:58 & 59 Vict.
1400:Act of Parliament
1373:Nantgarw Colliery
1340:53 & 54 Vict.
1306:
1305:
1278:53 & 54 Vict.
1243:Act of Parliament
946:Taff Bargoed Line
917:Taff Vale Railway
898:27 & 28 Vict.
886:
885:
880:27 & 28 Vict.
855:Act of Parliament
794:Dowlais Ironworks
735:27 & 28 Vict.
722:
721:
716:27 & 28 Vict.
691:Act of Parliament
670:Financial strains
586:18 & 19 Vict.
574:
573:
546:18 & 19 Vict.
511:Act of Parliament
390:17 & 18 Vict.
374:
373:
346:Other legislation
324:17 & 18 Vict.
299:Act of Parliament
214:Taff Vale Railway
188:Abergavenny Canal
57:Taff Vale Railway
7795:
7712:Tremadoc Tramway
7697:Rhiwbach Tramway
7617:Dinorwic Railway
7582:Buckley Tramroad
7577:Bryn Oer Tramway
7541:Talyllyn Railway
7349:Llanelly Railway
7344:Knighton Railway
7284:London and North
7079:Llangurig branch
6959:Bridgend Railway
6904:Aberdare Railway
6881:
6874:
6867:
6858:
6857:
6851:
6850:
6832:
6826:
6825:
6807:
6801:
6800:
6792:
6786:
6785:
6778:
6772:
6771:
6770:on 9 April 2014.
6766:. Archived from
6760:
6754:
6753:
6731:
6725:
6724:
6722:
6720:
6706:
6700:
6699:
6697:
6695:
6681:
6675:
6674:
6656:
6650:
6647:
6641:
6640:
6630:
6621:
6620:
6612:
6603:
6602:
6584:
6578:
6577:
6559:
6540:
6539:
6531:
6500:
6499:
6481:
6434:
6433:
6425:
6361:
6358:
6352:
6345:
6339:
6335:
6329:
6326:
6320:
6317:
6311:
6308:
6116:Penrhos Junction
5808:
5807:
5801:
5800:
5794:
5793:
5764:
5763:
5756:
5755:
5748:
5747:
5738:
5737:
5730:
5729:
5721:
5720:
5714:
5713:
5707:
5706:
5700:
5699:
5671:
5644:
5635:
5634:
5628:
5627:
5621:
5620:
5614:
5613:
5607:
5606:
5600:
5599:
5571:
5555:
5554:
5548:
5547:
5526:
5525:
5519:
5518:
5512:
5511:
5482:
5481:
5475:
5474:
5460:Heath High Level
5453:
5452:
5446:
5445:
5421:
5420:
5414:
5413:
5407:
5406:
5378:
5377:
5356:
5355:
5328:
5319:
5318:
5286:
5277:
5276:
5270:
5269:
5245:
5244:
5238:
5237:
5209:
5193:
5192:
5186:
5185:
5178:
5177:
5170:
5169:
5161:
5160:
5136:
5135:
5129:
5128:
5122:
5121:
5114:
5113:
5106:
5105:
5099:
5098:
5090:
5089:
5068:
5067:
5061:
5060:
5054:
5053:
5046:
5045:
5038:
5037:
5029:
5028:
5003:
4987:
4986:
4980:
4979:
4973:
4972:
4966:
4965:
4959:
4958:
4952:
4951:
4926:
4925:
4918:
4917:
4909:
4908:
4901:
4900:
4893:
4892:
4884:
4883:
4856:
4840:
4839:
4833:
4832:
4811:
4810:
4804:
4803:
4782:
4781:
4775:
4774:
4768:
4767:
4761:
4760:
4738:
4737:
4730:
4729:
4720:
4719:
4712:
4711:
4703:
4702:
4696:
4695:
4689:
4688:
4663:
4662:
4655:
4654:
4648:
4647:
4638:
4637:
4630:
4629:
4619:
4618:
4609:
4608:
4601:
4600:
4592:
4591:
4565:
4564:
4558:
4557:
4551:
4550:
4544:
4543:
4537:
4536:
4512:
4511:
4505:
4504:
4497:
4496:
4489:
4488:
4480:
4479:
4450:
4449:
4443:
4442:
4436:
4435:
4429:
4428:
4422:
4421:
4411:Windsor Colliery
4397:
4396:
4390:
4389:
4383:
4382:
4357:
4356:
4349:
4348:
4339:
4338:
4331:
4330:
4322:
4321:
4315:
4314:
4289:
4288:
4281:
4280:
4271:
4270:
4263:
4262:
4256:
4255:
4247:
4246:
4240:
4239:
4220:
4219:
4213:
4212:
4206:
4205:
4198:
4197:
4190:
4189:
4180:
4179:
4172:
4171:
4140:
4131:
4130:
4124:
4123:
4117:
4116:
4110:
4109:
4083:
4082:
4076:
4075:
4069:
4068:
4062:
4061:
4055:
4054:
4019:
4010:
4009:
4003:
4002:
3996:
3995:
3989:
3988:
3964:
3963:
3957:
3956:
3950:
3949:
3921:
3905:
3904:
3898:
3897:
3873:
3872:
3866:
3865:
3830:
3820:
3819:
3812:
3811:
3803:
3802:
3796:
3795:
3789:
3788:
3767:
3766:
3759:
3758:
3751:
3750:
3742:
3741:
3735:
3734:
3728:
3727:
3706:
3705:
3699:
3698:
3692:
3691:
3684:
3683:
3676:
3675:
3667:
3666:
3642:
3641:
3634:
3633:
3626:
3625:
3617:
3616:
3610:
3609:
3603:
3602:
3578:
3577:
3571:
3570:
3564:
3563:
3557:
3556:
3521:
3512:
3511:
3505:
3504:
3498:
3497:
3491:
3490:
3483:
3482:
3475:
3474:
3444:
3428:
3427:
3421:
3420:
3414:
3413:
3407:
3406:
3385:
3384:
3378:
3377:
3371:
3370:
3364:
3363:
3338:
3323:
3322:
3316:
3315:
3309:
3308:
3302:
3301:
3295:
3294:
3273:
3272:
3266:
3265:
3259:
3258:
3251:
3250:
3243:
3242:
3234:
3233:
3205:
3178:
3169:
3168:
3162:
3161:
3155:
3154:
3148:
3147:
3141:
3140:
3129:
3109:
3108:
3102:
3101:
3095:
3094:
3088:
3087:
3081:
3080:
3056:
3055:
3049:
3048:
3042:
3041:
3031:Pontygwaith Halt
3017:
3016:
3010:
3009:
3003:
3002:
2976:
2946:
2937:
2936:
2930:
2929:
2923:
2922:
2916:
2915:
2891:
2890:
2884:
2883:
2877:
2876:
2859:
2843:
2822:
2813:
2812:
2806:
2805:
2799:
2798:
2774:
2773:
2767:
2766:
2742:
2741:
2735:
2734:
2712:
2711:
2705:
2704:
2698:
2697:
2690:
2689:
2682:
2681:
2673:
2672:
2637:
2628:
2627:
2621:
2620:
2614:
2613:
2607:
2606:
2600:
2599:
2588:
2565:
2564:
2558:
2557:
2551:
2550:
2522:
2509:
2508:
2502:
2501:
2495:
2494:
2468:
2467:
2461:
2460:
2453:
2452:
2445:
2444:
2428:
2410:
2386:
2377:
2376:
2370:
2369:
2344:
2343:
2336:
2335:
2327:
2326:
2320:
2319:
2312:
2311:
2304:
2303:
2280:
2279:
2273:
2272:
2266:
2265:
2259:
2258:
2234:
2233:
2227:
2226:
2215:
2214:
2191:
2184:
2177:
2168:
1971:Tom Hurry Riches
1936:Cornelius Lundie
1704:
1703:
1672:
1671:
1667:
1664:
1561:
1560:
1556:
1553:
1472:
1471:
1409:
1408:
1395:
1390:
1389:
1369:Windsor Colliery
1363:
1362:
1358:
1336:
1335:
1329:
1328:
1324:
1321:
1252:
1251:
1238:
1233:
1232:
1133:
1132:
1128:
998:Fochriw Colliery
992:
991:
987:
984:
894:
893:
864:
863:
850:
845:
844:
825:North of England
731:
730:
700:
699:
686:
681:
680:
582:
581:
520:
519:
506:
501:
500:
486:
485:
481:
478:
472:
471:
467:
464:
449:armorial bearing
434:Pont Aberbargoed
431:
430:
426:
423:
417:
416:
412:
409:
386:
385:
362:Status: Repealed
308:
307:
294:
289:
288:
207:Sirhowy tramroad
176:Bryn Oer Tramway
172:Union Iron Works
99:The head of the
7803:
7802:
7798:
7797:
7796:
7794:
7793:
7792:
7733:Rhymney Railway
7723:
7722:
7721:
7716:
7672:Nantlle Tramway
7622:Dowlais Railway
7612:Deeside Tramway
7607:Croesor Tramway
7555:
7444:
7410:Buckley Railway
7378:
7359:Sirhowy Railway
7286:Western Railway
7285:
7278:
7194:Rhymney Railway
7104:Mawddwy Railway
7049:Kington Tramway
6979:Cardiff Railway
6895:
6888:
6885:
6855:
6854:
6847:
6833:
6829:
6822:
6808:
6804:
6793:
6789:
6780:
6779:
6775:
6762:
6761:
6757:
6750:
6732:
6728:
6718:
6716:
6708:
6707:
6703:
6693:
6691:
6683:
6682:
6678:
6671:
6657:
6653:
6648:
6644:
6636:Modern Railways
6631:
6624:
6613:
6606:
6599:
6585:
6581:
6574:
6560:
6543:
6532:
6503:
6496:
6482:
6437:
6426:
6375:
6370:
6365:
6364:
6359:
6355:
6346:
6342:
6336:
6332:
6327:
6323:
6318:
6314:
6309:
6305:
6300:
6247:
6239:Rhymney Railway
6170:
6131:
6094:
6087:Bargoed; above.
6076:Darran and Deri
6066:
5916:Gilfach Fargoed
5845:
5809:
5802:
5795:
5783:Cardiff Central
5777:
5765:
5758:
5757:
5750:
5749:
5740:
5739:
5732:
5731:
5722:
5715:
5708:
5701:
5690:
5663:
5636:
5629:
5622:
5615:
5608:
5601:
5590:
5556:
5549:
5527:
5520:
5513:
5502:
5483:
5476:
5454:
5447:
5435:Heath Low Level
5422:
5415:
5408:
5397:
5379:
5357:
5342:
5320:
5305:
5298:Alexandra Docks
5278:
5271:
5260:
5246:
5239:
5228:
5201:
5194:
5187:
5180:
5179:
5172:
5171:
5162:
5151:
5144:
5137:
5130:
5123:
5116:
5115:
5108:
5107:
5100:
5091:
5076:
5069:
5062:
5055:
5048:
5047:
5040:
5039:
5030:
5019:
4995:
4988:
4981:
4974:
4967:
4960:
4953:
4942:
4941:Penrhos Viaduct
4928:
4927:
4920:
4919:
4910:
4903:
4902:
4895:
4894:
4885:
4874:
4841:
4834:
4812:
4805:
4790:
4783:
4776:
4769:
4762:
4740:
4739:
4732:
4731:
4722:
4721:
4714:
4713:
4704:
4697:
4690:
4679:
4672:
4665:
4664:
4657:
4656:
4649:
4640:
4639:
4632:
4631:
4622:
4621:
4620:
4611:
4610:
4603:
4602:
4593:
4575:
4566:
4559:
4552:
4545:
4538:
4513:
4506:
4499:
4498:
4491:
4490:
4481:
4463:
4451:
4444:
4437:
4430:
4423:
4405:
4398:
4391:
4384:
4359:
4358:
4351:
4350:
4341:
4340:
4333:
4332:
4323:
4316:
4298:
4291:
4290:
4283:
4282:
4273:
4272:
4265:
4264:
4257:
4248:
4241:
4221:
4214:
4207:
4200:
4199:
4192:
4191:
4182:
4181:
4174:
4173:
4156:
4132:
4125:
4118:
4111:
4100:
4093:
4091:Hengoed Viaduct
4084:
4077:
4070:
4063:
4056:
4038:
4011:
4004:
3997:
3990:
3972:
3965:
3958:
3951:
3940:
3906:
3899:
3880:Gilfach Fargoed
3874:
3867:
3849:
3842:Alexandra Docks
3822:
3821:
3814:
3813:
3804:
3797:
3790:
3768:
3761:
3760:
3753:
3752:
3743:
3736:
3729:
3707:
3700:
3693:
3686:
3685:
3678:
3677:
3668:
3643:
3636:
3635:
3628:
3627:
3618:
3611:
3604:
3585:Darran and Deri
3579:
3572:
3565:
3558:
3540:
3533:Dowlais Central
3513:
3506:
3499:
3492:
3485:
3484:
3477:
3476:
3463:
3429:
3422:
3415:
3408:
3386:
3379:
3372:
3365:
3324:
3317:
3310:
3303:
3296:
3274:
3267:
3260:
3253:
3252:
3245:
3244:
3235:
3224:
3197:
3170:
3163:
3156:
3149:
3142:
3131:
3124:
3110:
3103:
3096:
3089:
3082:
3057:
3050:
3043:
3018:
3011:
3004:
2987:Miners Platform
2969:
2958:Nine Mile Point
2950:Sirhowy Railway
2938:
2931:
2924:
2917:
2892:
2885:
2878:
2860:
2840:
2814:
2807:
2800:
2775:
2768:
2743:
2736:
2713:
2706:
2699:
2692:
2691:
2684:
2683:
2674:
2663:
2656:
2629:
2622:
2615:
2608:
2601:
2590:
2583:
2566:
2559:
2552:
2541:
2510:
2503:
2496:
2485:
2469:
2462:
2455:
2454:
2447:
2446:
2429:
2404:
2378:
2371:
2355:
2346:
2345:
2338:
2337:
2328:
2321:
2314:
2313:
2306:
2305:
2288:
2281:
2274:
2267:
2260:
2235:
2228:
2209:
2200:
2199:
2198:Rhymney Railway
2195:
2166:
2058:
2006:
2001:
1995:
1944:
1933:
1845:
1807:2,732,151 tons
1796:Other minerals
1791:2,448,950 tons
1683:
1669:
1665:
1662:
1660:
1646:Cardiff Railway
1642:
1640:Cardiff Railway
1636:
1634:Cardiff Railway
1616:
1593:Hudswell Clarke
1582:
1558:
1554:
1551:
1549:
1507:
1469:
1468:
1425:other purposes.
1414:
1406:
1393:
1388:
1385:
1360:
1356:
1355:
1333:
1332:
1326:
1322:
1319:
1317:
1257:
1249:
1236:
1231:
1228:
1147:
1130:
1126:
1125:
1099:
1090:
1063:Aberdare Valley
1047:
1023:
989:
985:
982:
980:
948:
891:
890:
869:
861:
848:
843:
809:
786:Darran and Deri
755:
728:
727:
705:
697:
684:
679:
672:
612:
579:
578:
525:
517:
504:
499:
483:
479:
476:
474:
469:
465:
462:
460:
445:Bristol Channel
428:
424:
421:
419:
414:
410:
407:
405:
383:
382:
363:
313:
305:
292:
287:
273:
234:Aberdare valley
228:in the east to
89:
30:Rhymney Railway
24:
21:
12:
11:
5:
7801:
7791:
7790:
7785:
7780:
7775:
7770:
7765:
7760:
7755:
7750:
7745:
7740:
7735:
7718:
7717:
7715:
7714:
7709:
7704:
7699:
7694:
7689:
7684:
7679:
7677:Padarn Railway
7674:
7669:
7664:
7659:
7654:
7649:
7644:
7639:
7634:
7629:
7627:Eigiau Tramway
7624:
7619:
7614:
7609:
7604:
7599:
7594:
7592:Cowlyd Tramway
7589:
7584:
7579:
7574:
7569:
7563:
7561:
7557:
7556:
7554:
7553:
7548:
7543:
7538:
7533:
7528:
7523:
7518:
7513:
7508:
7503:
7498:
7493:
7488:
7483:
7478:
7473:
7468:
7463:
7458:
7452:
7450:
7446:
7445:
7443:
7442:
7437:
7432:
7427:
7422:
7417:
7412:
7407:
7402:
7397:
7392:
7386:
7384:
7380:
7379:
7377:
7376:
7371:
7366:
7361:
7356:
7351:
7346:
7341:
7336:
7331:
7326:
7321:
7316:
7311:
7306:
7301:
7296:
7290:
7288:
7280:
7279:
7277:
7276:
7271:
7266:
7261:
7256:
7251:
7246:
7241:
7236:
7231:
7226:
7221:
7216:
7211:
7206:
7201:
7199:Rumney Railway
7196:
7191:
7186:
7181:
7176:
7171:
7166:
7161:
7156:
7151:
7146:
7141:
7136:
7131:
7126:
7121:
7116:
7111:
7106:
7101:
7096:
7091:
7086:
7081:
7076:
7071:
7066:
7061:
7056:
7051:
7046:
7041:
7036:
7031:
7026:
7021:
7016:
7011:
7009:Corris Railway
7006:
7001:
6996:
6991:
6986:
6981:
6976:
6971:
6966:
6961:
6956:
6951:
6946:
6941:
6936:
6931:
6926:
6921:
6916:
6911:
6906:
6900:
6898:
6890:
6889:
6884:
6883:
6876:
6869:
6861:
6853:
6852:
6845:
6827:
6820:
6802:
6787:
6773:
6755:
6748:
6726:
6714:steamindex.com
6701:
6689:steamindex.com
6676:
6669:
6651:
6642:
6622:
6604:
6597:
6579:
6572:
6541:
6501:
6494:
6435:
6372:
6371:
6369:
6366:
6363:
6362:
6353:
6340:
6330:
6321:
6312:
6302:
6301:
6299:
6296:
6295:
6294:
6291:
6285:
6282:
6276:
6269:
6266:
6263:
6257:
6254:
6251:
6246:
6243:
6235:
6234:
6231:
6225:
6219:
6213:
6207:
6204:
6201:
6195:
6192:
6189:
6186:
6180:
6177:
6169:
6166:
6165:
6164:
6158:
6155:Penyrheol Halt
6152:
6145:
6139:
6130:
6127:
6126:
6125:
6119:
6113:
6107:
6101:
6093:
6090:
6089:
6088:
6085:
6079:
6073:
6065:
6062:
6061:
6060:
6054:
6048:
6044:Cardiff Parade
6036:
6030:
6022:
6014:
6006:
6000:
5992:
5983:
5977:
5971:
5965:
5957:
5949:
5946:
5937:
5928:
5920:
5912:
5904:
5895:
5887:
5881:
5878:
5870:
5862:
5859:
5856:Rhymney Bridge
5853:
5844:
5841:
5838:
5837:
5834:
5833:
5831:
5829:
5827:
5825:
5823:
5821:
5818:
5817:
5812:
5810:
5803:
5796:
5789:
5787:
5785:
5779:
5778:
5770:
5768:
5766:
5759:
5751:
5743:
5742:
5741:
5733:
5725:
5724:
5723:
5716:
5709:
5702:
5695:
5693:
5691:
5686:
5685:
5678:
5677:
5668:
5665:
5664:
5659:
5658:
5651:
5650:
5641:
5639:
5637:
5630:
5623:
5616:
5609:
5602:
5595:
5593:
5591:
5586:
5585:
5578:
5577:
5568:
5565:
5564:
5562:Cardiff Parade
5559:
5557:
5550:
5543:
5541:
5539:
5533:
5532:
5530:
5528:
5521:
5514:
5507:
5505:
5503:
5492:
5489:
5488:
5486:
5484:
5477:
5470:
5468:
5466:
5463:
5462:
5457:
5455:
5448:
5441:
5439:
5437:
5431:
5430:
5425:
5423:
5416:
5409:
5402:
5400:
5398:
5391:
5388:
5387:
5382:
5380:
5373:
5371:
5369:
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1901:Cardiff Parade
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1788:Coal and coke
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281:Bute East Dock
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195:Rumney Railway
109:Merthyr Tydfil
88:
85:
46:Rhymney Valley
22:
18:Rumney Railway
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7667:Morda Tramway
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7652:Kerry Tramway
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6891:
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6859:
6848:
6846:0-7110-3003-0
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6821:1-874103-38-0
6817:
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6806:
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6749:0-901115-20-7
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6598:1-85902-671-0
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6210:Trelewis Halt
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6161:Aber Junction
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6098:Aber Junction
6096:
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6092:Old main line
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6070:Deri Junction
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6057:Cardiff Docks
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6003:Cefn Onn Halt
6001:
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5984:
5981:
5980:Aber Junction
5978:
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5969:
5966:
5963:
5962:
5958:
5955:
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5950:
5947:
5944:
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5942:Ystrad Mynach
5938:
5935:
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5929:
5926:
5925:
5921:
5918:
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5913:
5910:
5909:
5905:
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5774:Cardiff Docks
5767:
5694:
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5680:
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5490:
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5440:
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5401:
5399:
5396:
5395:
5389:
5386:
5381:
5372:
5370:
5367:
5364:
5363:Cefn Onn Halt
5359:
5350:
5348:
5345:
5335:
5334:
5330:
5329:
5322:
5313:
5311:
5308:
5299:
5295:
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5287:
5280:
5264:
5262:
5256:
5253:
5248:
5232:
5230:
5222:
5218:
5217:
5214:
5213:Barry Railway
5211:
5210:
5204:
5196:
5155:
5153:
5147:
5139:
5084:
5082:
5079:
5071:
5023:
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5012:
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4453:
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4408:
4400:
4377:
4375:
4373:
4369:
4366:
4365:Ystrad Mynach
4361:
4309:
4307:
4305:
4301:
4293:
4234:
4232:
4228:
4223:
4164:
4162:
4159:
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3855:Trelewis Halt
3852:
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3326:
3289:
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3276:
3228:
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3218:
3214:
3213:
3210:
3207:
3206:
3200:
3191:
3187:
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3180:
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3172:
3135:
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2777:
2761:
2759:
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2753:
2750:
2745:
2729:
2727:
2725:
2721:
2718:Bedlinog Pit
2715:
2667:
2665:
2659:
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2646:
2645:
2642:
2639:
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2594:
2592:
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2489:
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2421:(High Street)
2419:
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2075:
2072:
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2049:February 1923
2048:
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1915:
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1897:
1895:
1894:Cefn Onn Halt
1891:
1886:
1884:
1879:
1877:
1873:
1872:Ystrad Mynach
1869:
1865:
1861:
1856:
1852:
1848:
1833:
1831:Net receipts
1830:
1829:
1825:
1822:
1821:
1817:
1814:
1810:
1806:
1803:
1802:
1799:119,991 tons
1798:
1795:
1794:
1790:
1787:
1786:
1783:163,210 tons
1782:
1779:
1778:
1774:
1771:
1767:
1763:
1759:
1755:
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1520:
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1515:Cardiff Docks
1512:
1511:Barry Railway
1505:Barry Railway
1502:
1499:
1497:
1492:
1490:
1486:
1482:
1481:Ystrad Mynach
1477:
1473:
1460:
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1119:
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1106:
1103:
1102:Newport Docks
1094:
1085:
1083:
1078:
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1072:
1068:
1064:
1060:
1056:
1052:
1051:Ystrad Mynach
1042:
1040:
1036:
1031:
1030:Crockherbtown
1027:
1018:
1016:
1012:
1006:
1004:
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994:
978:
974:
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966:
962:
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943:
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694:
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616:
607:
604:
600:
598:
594:
593:Joseph Cubitt
589:
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583:
570:
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547:
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496:
494:
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489:Crockherbtown
458:
452:
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446:
441:
439:
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403:
399:
395:
394:River Rhymney
391:
387:
379:
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329:
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297:
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278:
268:
266:
265:Milford Haven
262:
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210:
208:
204:
200:
196:
191:
189:
185:
181:
177:
173:
169:
165:
161:
160:iron-founding
156:
153:
149:
145:
141:
136:
134:
130:
126:
122:
118:
114:
110:
106:
102:
93:
84:
82:
78:
72:
70:
66:
62:
58:
53:
51:
47:
43:
39:
35:
31:
26:
19:
7193:
6836:
6830:
6811:
6805:
6796:
6790:
6776:
6768:the original
6758:
6735:
6729:
6717:. Retrieved
6713:
6704:
6692:. Retrieved
6688:
6679:
6670:0-04385104-5
6660:
6654:
6645:
6634:
6616:
6588:
6582:
6563:
6535:
6485:
6429:
6356:
6343:
6333:
6324:
6315:
6306:
6238:
6236:
6227:
6160:
6121:
6115:
6109:
6097:
6069:
6056:
6042:
6024:
6016:
6008:
5994:
5986:
5979:
5973:
5959:
5951:
5940:
5931:
5922:
5914:
5906:
5898:
5889:
5872:
5864:
5771:
5499:Rhondda line
5495:Merthyr line
5493:
5394:Coryton Line
5392:
5331:1935 yd
4457:
3349:│ High Level
3341:Quakers Yard
3120:
2980:Merthyr Vale
2579:
2479:
2405:
2159:
2151:
2046:
2007:
1968:
1934:
1926:
1923:
1916:
1905:
1898:
1887:
1880:
1857:
1853:
1849:
1846:
1823:Expenditure
1780:Merchandise
1729:lines owned
1718:expenditure
1698:
1695:
1684:
1650:
1643:
1628:vacuum brake
1617:
1608:
1590:
1583:
1575:
1571:
1564:
1546:
1527:
1509:In 1896 the
1508:
1500:
1493:
1489:Penrhiwfelin
1467:
1465:
1449:Royal assent
1383:Cylla branch
1366:
1344:
1331:
1307:
1295:25 July 1890
1291:Royal assent
1221:
1217:
1197:Merthyr Vale
1182:
1171:
1167:Merthyr Vale
1159:Quakers Yard
1152:
1148:
1139:
1136:
1107:
1100:
1091:
1079:
1048:
1028:
1024:
1007:
995:
970:
961:Taff Bargoed
957:
940:
921:
902:
889:
887:
810:
802:
791:
779:
757:In 1859 the
756:
747:
726:
723:
673:
664:
660:
657:
617:
613:
605:
601:
597:Earl of Bute
590:
577:
575:
559:Royal assent
459:, a line of
453:
442:
381:
378:royal assent
375:
341:24 July 1854
337:Royal assent
274:
239:In 1850 the
238:
211:
193:In 1825 the
192:
158:In 1800 the
157:
137:
98:
73:
54:
33:
29:
27:
25:
7546:Van Railway
7481:Hay Railway
7383:Joint lines
6183:Cwm Bargoed
5968:Pwll-y-Pant
5953:Llanbradach
5815:Cardiff Bay
5336:1769 m
4818:Pwll-y-Pant
4519:Llanbradach
2572:Cwm Bargoed
1993:Locomotives
1965:(1906–1922)
1721:£2,416,203
1713:£2,403,707
1675:Heath South
1600:tank engine
1453:30 May 1895
1312:branch, to
1015:Cwm Bargoed
625:Walnut Tree
621:Adam Street
563:2 July 1855
438:Ysgwyddgwyn
352:Repealed by
257:broad gauge
220:opened its
103:valley, at
38:South Wales
7727:Categories
6368:References
6260:Abercanaid
6222:Llancaiach
6149:Abertridwr
6136:Senghenydd
6104:Caerphilly
5996:Caerphilly
5874:Pontlottyn
5252:Caerphilly
4526:Abertridwr
4372:Senghenydd
3933:Pontypridd
3280:Pontlottyn
2724:Abercanaid
2164:Topography
1912:Caerphilly
1908:Taffs Well
1883:Cwmbargoed
1876:Caerphilly
1775:4,733,471
1681:After 1922
1657:Rhydyfelin
1586:railmotors
1580:Railmotors
1538:Taffs Well
1534:River Taff
1420:Long title
1348:Abertridwr
1314:Senghenydd
1280:c. cxxxiii
1263:Long title
1205:Abercanaid
1178:Abercanaid
1169:colliery.
1163:River Taff
1118:Pontypridd
1082:Llancaiach
973:Llancaiach
800:Colliery.
629:Caerphilly
531:Long title
457:Taffs Well
447:" and the
277:Llancaiach
247:, between
199:Pye Corner
101:River Taff
42:collieries
6719:8 January
6694:8 January
6338:Victoria.
6064:Deri line
6018:Llanishen
5850:Nantybwch
5843:Main line
5428:Llanishen
3546:Treharris
3347:Low Level
2898:Nantybwch
1843:From 1948
1834:£118,407
1826:£756,879
1818:£875,286
1815:Receipts
1653:railmotor
1530:St Fagans
1352:Penyrheol
1209:Cyfarthfa
1055:Penalltau
928:Nantybwch
905:Ebbw Vale
882:c. cclxxv
837:Nantybwch
827:over the
718:c. cclxiv
326:c. cxciii
245:main line
226:Pontypool
168:42 Geo. 3
129:limestone
6198:Bedlinog
6163:; above.
6100:; above;
6033:Cemetery
5900:Brithdir
5891:Tir-phil
5583:Bridgend
5221:Cadoxton
3435:Brithdir
3392:Tir-Phil
3127:Aberdare
2852:Brynmawr
2749:Bedlinog
2586:Aberdare
1931:Officers
1726:Mileage
1707:Capital
1431:Citation
1273:Citation
1153:Now the
1071:Aberdare
1011:Bedlinog
875:Citation
821:Midlands
711:Citation
649:Tir-phil
588:c. cx).
541:Citation
319:Citation
249:Chepstow
184:Talybont
152:tramroad
142:and the
133:turnpike
117:iron ore
6896:Railway
6279:Aberfan
5933:Hengoed
5908:Bargoed
5866:Rhymney
5656:Newport
4144:Hengoed
4031:Hengoed
3774:Bargoed
3456:Cardiff
3190:Bargoed
3063:Rhymney
2962:Newport
2905:Aberfan
2649:Fochriw
2414:Dowlais
2353:Incline
2153:at the
1977:of the
1864:Rhymney
1862:, from
1710:issued
1668:⁄
1604:Cravens
1557:⁄
1523:Rhondda
1438:c. xxxv
1359:⁄
1325:⁄
1201:Aberfan
1129:⁄
1075:Hirwaun
1003:zig-zag
988:⁄
975:on the
932:Newport
913:Penarth
909:Cardiff
798:Fochriw
775:Rhymney
771:Dowlais
765:, into
739:Penarth
653:Rhymney
645:Bargoed
637:Hengoed
482:⁄
468:⁄
427:⁄
413:⁄
402:Hengoed
253:Swansea
230:Crumlin
203:Newport
113:Rhymney
105:Dowlais
81:Cardiff
77:Rhymney
50:Cardiff
6843:
6818:
6746:
6667:
6595:
6570:
6492:
5924:Pengam
5497:&
5341: )
3912:Pengam
3354:
2993:
2839:
2403:
2207:Legend
2130:0-6-2T
2124:0-6-2T
2118:0-6-2T
2031:Kitson
763:Brecon
641:Pengam
633:Ystrad
595:; the
180:Trefil
125:timber
6298:Notes
5689:
5683:Barry
5669:
5662:
5642:
5589:
5569:
5304:
5284:
5227:
5207:
5018:
5001:
4873:
4854:
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