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in June 1861 gave an upbeat account of progress: the road and railway bridges along the track route were under construction and nearing completion in the lower
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to form a junction with the
Rhymney at Rhymney Bridge, the B&M agreed to withdraw its proposals for blocking lines. In the event, the B&M made scarce use of its running powers and the junction was never built. The line as far as Ivor junction opened on 1 January 1873. The L&NWR was granted running powers over a 0.75-mile (1.21 km) section of track into
2531:. where a junction was made with the Rhymney's line to Cardiff Docks over which the L&NWR obtained running powers. The joint extension was opened for goods traffic on 1 August 1871 and to passengers on 2 October 1871. The agreement with the Rhymney allowed the L&NWR to open a goods station at Tyndall Street in Cardiff on 1 October 1875.
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After withdrawal of the through passenger service, certain sections remained open for a short time afterwards. Services to
Rhymney had already been withdrawn on 21 September 1953, Nantybwch to Beaufort closed to goods on 2 November 1959 as did the line to Ebbw Vale, then on 13 June 1960 passenger and
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was £150,000, consisting of 7,500 shares at £20 each. The
Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway Act 1859 specified that the line was to be completed within five years and included the conveyance to the company of part of the Llanvihangel Railway between the canal wharf at Gilwern and Abergavenny.
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with the L&NWR, with the larger company taking advantage of the smaller company's financial state and repaying half the costs of construction at £25,000 per mile – far less than it would have needed to pay for access to
Merthyr. To reach the B&M's Morlais junction, a short section 1.25 miles
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c. cxiii) of 15 July 1867, allowed the L&NWR to extend its line from
Rhymney Bridge to make a junction with the B&M where the two lines met at Dowlais Top and at Ivor junction near the terminus of the B&M's Dowlais branch. In exchange for running powers as far as Nantybwch and facilities
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Merthyr was to bring the L&NWR within the territory of the B&M. The B&M had viewed the westward march of the Euston company with dissatisfaction and set about promoting branches to block its progress. However, the financial state of the B&M eventually led
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to the road bridge leading to
Dukestown Cemetery at Tredegar. The road then diverges and rejoins the railway line at the point where the Nantybwch platforms were situated. A roundabout has taken the place of Rhymney Bridge station from where the road continues towards Dowlais where the station site
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Abergavenny and Brynmawr was ceremonially opened on 29 September 1862. The first train ran as far as Govilon, the only completed station at that time, and was driven by the wife of Captain James Hill, the company's vice-chairman. Public services commenced on 1 October, the
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Abergavenny on 18 June 1860 at the Brecon New Road by Crawshay Bailey's wife. Work commenced immediately on the line's construction, the contract for the section between Abergavenny to Brynmawr having been let to William McCormick. A report by Chief Engineer John Gardner
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had stolen a march by building up friendly relations with the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny company, having provided it with assistance during construction. Agreement was reached between the companies on 8 November 1861 for a lease of 1,000 years from the date of opening of any section of the
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The line had been expensive to build and was difficult to work efficiently. The 25-mile (40 km) journey between Abergavenny and Merthyr, including 15 intermediate stops, took 1 hour and 40 minutes, which left it vulnerable to competition from other modes of traffic.
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goods services on the Sirhowy Railway ceased. The section between Ponsticill and Rhydycar junctions closed on 13 November 1961 to passengers and on 4 May 1964 to goods. Finally, Abergavenny to Abergavenny (Brecon Road) closed to goods on 5 April 1971.
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Due to the costs of construction in the mountainous areas between Abergavenny and Brynmawr and the failure by certain shareholders to pay their dues, the railway company's bank account became overdrawn in late 1861. At the time, the
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Crawshay Bailey was the driving force behind the development of tramroads in the Nantyglo area which served to bring raw materials to and from his various ironworks. First, in 1822, he opened a 5.5 miles (8.9 km)
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using running powers over 44 chains (890 m) of GWR track from Rhydycar junction. The junctions at Merthyr and Dowlais gave the L&NWR access to a number of local industrial tramways, including that of the
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In 1957, faced with the costs of working the line and the future costs associated with its continued maintenance and repairs to the ageing track and infrastructure after a century of use,
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The last public timetabled service ran on Saturday 4 January 1958, the last train running was the 08.30 p.m. Abergavenny Junction to Merthyr station, hauled by
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took his place. Crawshay Bailey became sole proprietor in 1833 upon the retirement of his brother. In the same year, he acquired the Beaufort Ironworks.
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on a flimsy viaduct adjacent to the road crossing, and began a steep 9 miles (14 km) climb at gradients as severe as 1 in 34. After
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it to conclude two agreements with the L&NWR which granted the larger company favourable terms for access to Dowlais and Merthyr.
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have also survived together with Clydach viaduct. The tunnel mouths at Clydach, Gelli Felen and Morlais have been sealed.
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signalled the start of a steep 6.5 miles (10.5 km) descent of 1 in 40/50 to Morlais Junction and then over the
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line connecting prosperous Merthyr with its reserves of coal and iron ore and Abergavenny which was in decline. The
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economy measures saw fewer but longer trains in service. In addition, the L&NWR provided through coaches from
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to Merthyr, as well as return services from Dowlais (High Street) to Shrewsbury and from Merthyr to Hereford. A
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arrived. However, it was only after the Second World War when numbers increased with the allocation of several
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The L&NWR remodelled access to the line at Abergavenny with the opening of a north-to-west spur from a new
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Little remains of the former line save for a section of trackbed in the Clydach Gorge between Brynmawr and
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from Hartford, Partridge and Co. in 1811 for £8,000. When Wayne retired from the partnership in 1820,
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on Sunday 5 January 1958 made up of 5 eight-wheelers (a GWR corridor and 4 LMS vestibules) hauled by
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pannier tank locomotive, with the down train being the 08.30 p.m. Merthyr to Abergavenny, drawn by
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to which it was later to build a more direct connection with the Cwm Bargoed mineral line.
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to share the costs of construction for a 3 miles (4.8 km) extension from Nantybwch to
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which avoided the need for reversal at the site of the previous junction which faced the
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authorising the incorporation of the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway, the
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opened for passengers and goods on 1 September and 31 October 1867 respectively.
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route. The L&NWR was later to acquire the smaller company on 30 June 1866.
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known as Bailey's Tramroad between the Nantyglo Ironworks and a wharf on the
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were active on the line from 1877 to 1921. When the line became part of the
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3563:. Forgotten Railways. Vol. 8. Newton Abbot: David & Charles.
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seeking to lease the line and extend it to meet the B&M, but the
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and its junction with the Llanvihangel Railway at the canal wharf in
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The next step for Bailey was part-conversion of the tramways into a
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The last passenger-carrying train was a special organised by the
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Abergavenny to Merthyr including the Ebbw Vale Branch
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London and North Western Railway (New Lines) Act 1867
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3992:Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction Railway
2692:. Wagons at Govilon sidings were shunted away by
2626:operated between Euston and Merthyr, running via
4279:Portmadoc, Beddgelert and South Snowdon Railway
2543:The first agreement, which was ratified by the
2278:. Here it met with the Llanvihangel Railway, a
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4147:Central Wales and Carmarthen Junction Railway
3782:Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway
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3957:Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway
3937:Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway
3862:Llantrisant and Taff Vale Junction Railway
3727:Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
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3452:Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies
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3917:Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
3887:Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway
2409:Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
2207:Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway
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3902:Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
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3742:Bristol and South Wales Union Railway
3540:Register of Closed Railways 1948–1991
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3772:Carmarthenshire Railway or Tramroad
3692:Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
3456:. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd.
2705:L&NWR 0-8-0 'Super D' No. 49121
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4178:Quakers Yard and Merthyr Railway
3842:Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway
3822:Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway
3665:Historic Welsh railway companies
3481:The Brecon & Merthyr Railway
2474:London and North Western Railway
2334:Parliament of the United Kingdom
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146:
137:
115:
108:
101:
82:
75:
4566:1958 disestablishments in Wales
4294:Pwllheli and Llanbedrog Tramway
4198:Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
4102:Central Wales Extension Railway
4087:Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway
3967:Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
3922:Newtown and Machynlleth Railway
3802:Ely and Clydach Valleys Railway
3767:Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway
3620:. Poole: Oxford Publishing Co.
2523:Agreement was reached with the
2411:near Abergavenny, crossing the
2272:Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal
2103:
2045:
2003:
1996:
1989:
1982:
1772:
1702:
1608:
1513:
1236:
1229:
1196:
1016:
950:
896:
812:
712:
658:
561:
268:
211:
109:
76:
4142:Swansea and Carmarthen Railway
4082:Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway
3987:Shrewsbury and Chester Railway
3897:Monmouth and Hereford Railway
3877:Manchester and Milford Railway
3847:Llanidloes and Newtown Railway
3601:. Penryn: Atlantic Transport.
3521:. Newbury: Countryside Books.
3498:Edge, David (September 2002).
2741:A465 Heads of the Valleys road
2453:Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal
2096:
1596:Pantysgallog (High Level) Halt
1586:
1554:
1437:
1405:
1203:
845:
361:Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal
332:
261:
232:
225:
218:
116:
102:
83:
1:
4511:Closed railway lines in Wales
4470:Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarry tramways
4249:Festiniog and Blaenau Railway
4173:Nantybwch and Rhymney Railway
4052:Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway
4042:Whitland and Cardigan Railway
3852:Llangollen and Corwen Railway
3483:. Oxford: The Oakwood Press.
3327:, p. 15, notes 0708 and 0709.
2701:Stephenson Locomotive Society
2052:
1855:
1801:
1794:
1765:
1743:
1695:
1673:
1666:
1644:
1637:
1447:Pantysgallog (Low Level) Halt
1372:
1350:
1343:
1321:
1314:
1292:
1285:
1222:
1049:
994:
972:
874:
867:
838:
805:
798:
514:
418:
396:
374:
254:
170:
138:
4556:1859 establishments in Wales
4546:Railway lines opened in 1860
4107:Chester and Holyhead Railway
4077:Bangor and Carnarvon Railway
3942:Oswestry and Newtown Railway
3812:Ely Valley Extension Railway
3582:. London: Guild Publishing.
3519:Lost Railways of South Wales
2510:Abergavenny Junction station
2394:London and Greenwich Railway
4314:Swansea and Mumbles Railway
4289:Plynlimon and Hafan Tramway
4117:Conway and Llanrwst Railway
3932:North Wales Mineral Railway
3697:Alexandra Docks and Railway
2493:where it was joined by the
2419:the line meandered beneath
4582:
4526:Transport in Monmouthshire
4375:Crawshay's Private Railway
4350:Beaufort Ironworks Tramway
4218:Wrexham and Minera Railway
4017:Vale of Llangollen Railway
4007:Tanat Valley Light Railway
3947:Pembroke and Tenby Railway
3817:Gwendraeth Valleys Railway
3762:Cardiff and Ogmore Railway
3732:Brecon and Merthyr Railway
3707:Bala and Festiniog Railway
2611:, as well as coaches from
2309:United Kingdom legislation
4531:History of Brecknockshire
4132:Red Wharf Bay branch line
4012:Vale of Glamorgan Railway
3982:Ross and Monmouth Railway
3867:Llynvi and Ogmore Railway
3702:Bala and Dolgelly Railway
3544:. Milepost Publications.
2659:LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2Ts
2655:LMS Stanier 2-6-2T No. 79
2518:Abergavenny Monmouth Road
2326:
2321:
2211:Heads of the Valleys line
2152:
2137:
2111:
2089:
2067:
2038:
2011:
1975:
1971:
1870:
1863:
1816:
1811:Merthyr (Plymouth Street)
1809:
1787:
1780:
1758:
1751:
1736:
1710:
1688:
1681:
1659:
1652:
1630:
1623:
1601:
1594:
1547:
1521:
1452:
1445:
1398:
1394:
1365:
1358:
1336:
1329:
1307:
1300:
1278:
1251:
1215:
1211:
1182:
1170:
1108:
1097:
1064:
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1009:
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965:
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936:
929:
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831:
820:
791:
764:
724:
720:
691:
684:
651:
646:
595:
569:
529:
522:
507:
487:Gelli Felen Tunnels
485:
470:
448:
433:
426:
411:
404:
389:
382:
367:
358:
307:
298:
283:
276:
247:
242:Abergavenny Monmouth Road
240:
204:
178:
131:
124:
95:
91:
69:
4521:History of Monmouthshire
4309:Snowdon Mountain Railway
4072:Anglesey Central Railway
3912:Neath and Brecon Railway
3536:Hurst, Geoffrey (1991).
3479:Barrie, D.S.M. (1991) .
2280:3 ft 6 in
2237:Opening and construction
186:Newport, Abergavenny and
4027:Vale of Rheidol Railway
3792:Corwen and Bala Railway
3687:Aberdare Valley Railway
278:Abergavenny Brecon Road
4460:Penrhyn Quarry Railway
4440:Merionethshire Railway
4329:Welsh Highland Railway
4092:Carnarvonshire Railway
3712:Barry Dock and Railway
2752:has been redeveloped.
2728:
2599:via Rhymney Bridge to
2485:Extensions of the line
2447:(B&M) to Merthyr.
2387:The company's initial
2288:Llanvihangel Crucorney
960:Ebbw Vale (High Level)
4485:Trefor Quarry railway
4365:Cedryn Quarry Tramway
4152:Vale of Clwyd Railway
4097:Central Wales Railway
4022:Vale of Neath Railway
3616:Tasker, W.W. (1986).
3559:Page, James (1988) .
3204:, Passenger services.
2722:
2570:Merthyr (High Street)
2514:Great Western Railway
2441:Dowlais (High Street)
2160:Great Western Railway
1865:Merthyr (High Street)
1360:Dowlais (High Street)
1259:Great Western Railway
772:Monmouthshire Railway
450:Clydach Tunnels
48:Merthyr, Tredegar and
4536:History of Glamorgan
4480:Saundersfoot Railway
4208:Vale of Towy Railway
4183:Taff Bargoed Railway
4037:West Midland Railway
3580:Rails in the Valleys
3578:Page, James (1989).
2694:LMS Stanier 3P 40145
2639:LNWR Webb Coal Tanks
2597:Cardiff Queen Street
2466:West Midland Railway
2250:, proprietor of the
2209:, also known as the
2069:Merthyr Tunnel
126:Abergavenny Junction
4410:Elan Valley Railway
4338:Industrial railways
4264:Kinmel Camp Railway
4254:Glyn Valley Tramway
3997:South Wales Railway
3962:Port Talbot Railway
3597:Reed, M.C. (1996).
3517:Hall, Mike (2009).
3405:, pp. 140–141.
3363:, p. 64, note 2829.
3339:, p. 17, note 0793.
3291:, pp. 139–140.
3187:, pp. 113–114.
2252:Cyfarthfa Ironworks
1782:Cyfarthfa Ironworks
824:Ebbw Valley Railway
50:Abergavenny Railway
4465:Penydarren Tramway
4425:Hendre-Ddu Tramway
4380:Crickheath Tramway
4244:Ffestiniog Railway
4239:Fairbourne Railway
4047:Wye Valley Railway
3807:Ely Valley Railway
3722:Blaenavon Tramroad
3446:Awdry, Christopher
3315:, p. 9, note 0367.
3163:, pp. 39, 41.
2729:
2643:LNWR Special Tanks
2535:Brecon and Merthyr
2459:L&NWR takeover
2445:Brecon and Merthyr
2379:on 1 August 1859.
2256:Nantyglo Ironworks
1331:Dowlais Top (LNWR)
931:Beaufort Ironworks
4498:
4497:
4420:Gorseddau Tramway
4345:Bailey's Tramroad
4227:Independent lines
4002:Taff Vale Railway
3892:Mid-Wales Railway
3837:Llancaiach Branch
3752:Cambrian Railways
3627:978-0-86093-339-7
3589:978-0-71538-979-9
3528:978-1-84674-172-2
3375:, pp. 68–69.
3279:, pp. 46–47.
3151:, pp. 22–23.
3018:, pp. 17–18.
2961:, pp. 15–16.
2937:, pp. 67–68.
2690:GWR 6400 No. 6423
2686:GWR 5700 No. 4630
2575:Dowlais Ironworks
2554:Dowlais (Central)
2549:30 & 31 Vict.
2516:(GWR) station at
2375:c. lix) obtained
2373:22 & 23 Vict.
2361:act of Parliament
2353:
2352:
2347:22 & 23 Vict.
2322:Act of Parliament
2296:Beaufort Tramroad
2203:
2202:
2199:
2198:
2177:
2176:
2131:
2130:
2083:
2082:
2032:
2031:
2019:Taff Vale Railway
1730:
1729:
1541:
1540:
1302:Dowlais Top (BMR)
1272:
1271:
785:
784:
589:
588:
584:Blaenavon Railway
501:
500:
464:
463:
198:
197:
4573:
4490:Tremadoc Tramway
4475:Rhiwbach Tramway
4395:Dinorwic Railway
4360:Buckley Tramroad
4355:Bryn Oer Tramway
4319:Talyllyn Railway
4127:Llanelly Railway
4122:Knighton Railway
4062:London and North
3857:Llangurig branch
3737:Bridgend Railway
3682:Aberdare Railway
3659:
3652:
3645:
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3593:
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2800:
2794:
2765:Gelli Felen Halt
2675:British Railways
2593:Second World War
2369:
2368:
2331:
2330:
2317:
2312:
2292:Grosmont Railway
2285:
2281:
2248:Richard Crawshay
2231:South East Wales
2156:
2147:
2146:
2119:Quakers Yard and
2115:
2106:
2105:
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524:Gelli Felen Halt
517:
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489:
480:
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452:
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442:
421:
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377:
376:
352:
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271:
270:
264:
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228:
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193:Hereford Railway
182:
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119:
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4494:
4450:Nantlle Tramway
4400:Dowlais Railway
4390:Deeside Tramway
4385:Croesor Tramway
4333:
4222:
4188:Buckley Railway
4156:
4137:Sirhowy Railway
4064:Western Railway
4063:
4056:
3972:Rhymney Railway
3882:Mawddwy Railway
3827:Kington Tramway
3757:Cardiff Railway
3673:
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3663:
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2773:
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2667:
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2525:Rhymney Railway
2495:Sirhowy Railway
2487:
2461:
2385:
2366:
2365:
2336:
2328:
2315:
2310:
2283:
2279:
2260:Crawshay Bailey
2244:
2239:
2179:
2148:
2133:
2126:Merthyr Railway
2107:
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2034:
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1966:
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1837:
1830:
1829:
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1798:
1776:
1769:
1753:Heolgerrig Halt
1747:
1732:
1725:Merthyr Railway
1706:
1699:
1677:
1670:
1654:Dowlais Central
1648:
1641:
1619:
1612:
1590:
1583:
1582:
1575:
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1543:
1536:Merthyr Railway
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1093:
1086:
1085:
1078:
1077:
1053:
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1035:Sirhowy Railway
1027:
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4455:Padarn Railway
4452:
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4407:
4405:Eigiau Tramway
4402:
4397:
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4019:
4014:
4009:
4004:
3999:
3994:
3989:
3984:
3979:
3977:Rumney Railway
3974:
3969:
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3959:
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3949:
3944:
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3809:
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3799:
3794:
3789:
3787:Corris Railway
3784:
3779:
3774:
3769:
3764:
3759:
3754:
3749:
3744:
3739:
3734:
3729:
3724:
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3699:
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3668:
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3654:
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3607:
3594:
3588:
3575:
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3556:
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3533:
3527:
3514:
3508:
3495:
3489:
3476:
3462:
3440:
3437:
3435:
3434:
3432:, p. 140.
3422:
3420:, p. 141.
3407:
3392:
3377:
3365:
3353:
3351:, p. 150.
3341:
3329:
3317:
3305:
3303:, p. 155.
3293:
3281:
3269:
3267:, p. 139.
3244:
3242:, p. 174.
3221:
3206:
3189:
3177:
3165:
3153:
3141:
3139:, p. 113.
3124:
3112:
3085:
3062:
3047:
3045:, p. 112.
3020:
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2529:Rhymney Bridge
2486:
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2460:
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2357:standard gauge
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2240:
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2227:Merthyr Tydfil
2201:
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2197:
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3875:
3873:
3872:Maerdy Branch
3870:
3868:
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3738:
3735:
3733:
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3728:
3725:
3723:
3720:
3718:
3717:Barry Railway
3715:
3713:
3710:
3708:
3705:
3703:
3700:
3698:
3695:
3693:
3690:
3688:
3685:
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3675:
3672:Great Western
3669:
3660:
3655:
3653:
3648:
3646:
3641:
3640:
3637:
3629:
3623:
3619:
3614:
3610:
3608:0-906899-66-4
3604:
3600:
3595:
3591:
3585:
3581:
3576:
3572:
3570:0-946537-44-5
3566:
3562:
3557:
3553:
3551:0-947796-18-5
3547:
3542:
3541:
3534:
3530:
3524:
3520:
3515:
3511:
3505:
3501:
3496:
3492:
3490:0-85361-410-5
3486:
3482:
3477:
3473:
3469:
3465:
3463:1-8526-0049-7
3459:
3454:
3453:
3447:
3443:
3442:
3438:
3431:
3430:Tasker (1986)
3426:
3423:
3419:
3418:Tasker (1986)
3414:
3412:
3408:
3404:
3403:Tasker (1986)
3399:
3397:
3393:
3390:, p. 69.
3389:
3384:
3382:
3378:
3374:
3369:
3366:
3362:
3357:
3354:
3350:
3345:
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3333:
3330:
3326:
3321:
3318:
3314:
3309:
3306:
3302:
3297:
3294:
3290:
3289:Tasker (1986)
3285:
3282:
3278:
3273:
3270:
3266:
3265:Tasker (1986)
3261:
3259:
3257:
3255:
3253:
3251:
3249:
3245:
3241:
3236:
3234:
3232:
3230:
3228:
3226:
3222:
3219:, p. 99.
3218:
3217:Tasker (1986)
3213:
3211:
3207:
3203:
3198:
3196:
3194:
3190:
3186:
3181:
3178:
3175:, p. 22.
3174:
3173:Tasker (1986)
3169:
3166:
3162:
3161:Barrie (1991)
3157:
3154:
3150:
3149:Tasker (1986)
3145:
3142:
3138:
3133:
3131:
3129:
3125:
3122:, p. 68.
3121:
3116:
3113:
3110:, p. 39.
3109:
3108:Barrie (1991)
3104:
3102:
3100:
3098:
3096:
3094:
3092:
3090:
3086:
3083:, p. 21.
3082:
3081:Tasker (1986)
3077:
3075:
3073:
3071:
3069:
3067:
3063:
3060:, p. 18.
3059:
3058:Tasker (1986)
3054:
3052:
3048:
3044:
3039:
3037:
3035:
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3025:
3021:
3017:
3016:Tasker (1986)
3012:
3009:
3006:, p. 43.
3005:
3000:
2998:
2994:
2991:, p. 17.
2990:
2989:Tasker (1986)
2985:
2983:
2979:
2976:, p. 16.
2975:
2974:Tasker (1986)
2970:
2968:
2964:
2960:
2959:Tasker (1986)
2955:
2952:
2949:, p. 15.
2948:
2947:Tasker (1986)
2943:
2940:
2936:
2931:
2928:
2925:, p. 44.
2924:
2919:
2917:
2915:
2913:
2909:
2906:, p. 63.
2905:
2900:
2897:
2894:, p. 14.
2893:
2892:Tasker (1986)
2888:
2885:
2882:, p. 93.
2881:
2876:
2874:
2872:
2868:
2865:, p. 13.
2864:
2863:Tasker (1986)
2859:
2857:
2853:
2850:, p. 32.
2849:
2844:
2841:
2838:, p. 59.
2837:
2832:
2829:
2826:, p. 12.
2825:
2824:Tasker (1986)
2820:
2818:
2816:
2814:
2812:
2810:
2808:
2806:
2802:
2799:, p. 62.
2798:
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2661:to Tredegar.
2660:
2656:
2652:
2649:(LMS) on the
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2475:
2471:
2468:introduced a
2467:
2458:
2456:
2454:
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2446:
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2438:
2434:
2430:
2426:
2425:Clydach Gorge
2422:
2418:
2414:
2410:
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2399:
2398:Newport Docks
2395:
2390:
2389:share capital
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2284:1,067 mm
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2215:Monmouthshire
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2173:
2169:
2165:
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1679:
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1634:
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1629:
1626:
1625:Pontsarn Halt
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1597:
1592:
1551:
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1186:
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1112:
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1107:
1103:
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1095:
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1063:
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1055:
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1008:
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986:
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978:
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967:
964:
961:
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940:
938:
935:
932:
927:
893:
891:
888:
885:
880:
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862:
859:
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851:
835:
833:
830:
826:
825:
818:
795:
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790:
781:
777:
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762:
728:
726:
723:
718:
695:
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690:
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682:
655:
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567:
533:
531:
528:
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511:
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415:
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393:
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371:
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362:
356:
311:
309:
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302:
296:
287:
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279:
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251:
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208:
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194:
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190:
187:
184:
183:
176:
135:
133:
130:
127:
122:
99:
97:
94:
89:
73:
71:
68:
65:
64:
60:
56:
55:
42:
37:
35:
30:
28:
23:
20:
19:
16:
3886:
3617:
3598:
3579:
3560:
3539:
3518:
3509:1-901706-915
3499:
3480:
3451:
3425:
3368:
3361:Hurst (1991)
3356:
3344:
3337:Hurst (1991)
3332:
3325:Hurst (1991)
3320:
3313:Hurst (1991)
3308:
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3284:
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3180:
3168:
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3144:
3115:
3011:
2954:
2942:
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2899:
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2880:Awdry (1990)
2848:Awdry (1990)
2843:
2836:Awdry (1990)
2831:
2757:Gilwern Halt
2754:
2730:
2709:
2698:
2683:
2672:
2668:
2632:
2589:
2562:
2542:
2538:
2522:
2507:
2488:
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2449:
2423:through the
2421:Gilwern Hill
2402:
2386:
2383:Construction
2377:royal assent
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2206:
2204:
2074:2497 yd
1172:
1099:
1033:
822:
577:Brynmawr and
406:Gilwern Halt
15:
4324:Van Railway
4259:Hay Railway
4161:Joint lines
3561:South Wales
3388:Hall (2009)
3373:Hall (2009)
3349:Page (1988)
3301:Page (1988)
3277:Page (1988)
3240:Page (1989)
3202:Edge (2002)
3185:Reed (1996)
3137:Reed (1996)
3120:Hall (2009)
3043:Reed (1996)
3004:Page (1988)
2935:Hall (2009)
2923:Page (1988)
2904:Hall (2009)
2797:Hall (2009)
2749:Trevil Halt
2715:Present day
2624:sorting van
2558:Dowlais Top
2405:South Wales
2219:Abergavenny
2079:2283 m
2027:Cardiff Bay
982:Trevil Halt
492:352 yd
455:330 yd
4505:Categories
3474:. CN 8983.
2771:References
2747:, through
2745:signal box
2613:Shrewsbury
2609:Manchester
2581:Operations
2565:joint line
1718:Brecon and
1529:Brecon and
497:322 m
460:302 m
2733:Llanfoist
2725:A465 road
2635:Blaenavon
2605:Liverpool
2503:Ebbw Vale
2491:Nantybwch
2433:sea level
2413:River Usk
2223:Glamorgan
1683:Cefn Coed
1004:Nantybwch
855:Ebbw Vale
301:River Usk
3472:19514063
3448:(1990).
2737:cycleway
2651:Grouping
2628:Stafford
2617:Hereford
2586:Services
2499:Beaufort
2429:Brynmawr
2396:and the
2342:Citation
2300:Brynmawr
2298:between
2268:plateway
2225:town of
2221:and the
2217:town of
2168:Abernant
884:Beaufort
686:Brynmawr
3674:Railway
3439:Sources
2761:Clydach
2665:Closure
2437:Dowlais
2417:Govilon
2304:Gilwern
2276:Govilon
2242:Origins
2172:Swansea
1267:Bargoed
780:Newport
428:Clydach
384:Govilon
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2349:c. lix
59:Legend
2776:Notes
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3603:ISBN
3584:ISBN
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3523:ISBN
3504:ISBN
3485:ISBN
3468:OCLC
3458:ISBN
2763:and
2723:The
2615:and
2607:and
2470:bill
2205:The
2170:and
1176:line
1174:LNWR
2621:GPO
2501:to
2274:at
2229:in
2166:to
2025:to
1265:to
778:to
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