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The GWR negotiated further but sought to impose conditions which the N&MR found unacceptable, and in
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summit, but this was changed to a cutting in the rock. Briwnant-Jones suggests that the rock material was found to be suitable for the construction of bridges on the line, and that the change had a beneficial effect on the contractors' costs. When made, the cutting was 120 feet (37 m) in depth:
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There was still a considerable expanse of undeveloped territory to the west and south of
Newtown, and thoughts returned to railways covering longer distances. A line striking across Wales from northeast to the southwest, possibly developing an Atlantic coast port, seemed attractive, and this led to
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had a population of 5,561 in 1861. The
Newtown and Machynlleth Railway promoters had long harboured designs on reaching Aberystwyth; indeed Thomas Savin thought the entire coast from there northwards needed to be developed by a railway and hotels. Constructing the N&MR's own line exhausted its
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were established and successful railway contractors for the project, and it was their money which enabled the scheme to go ahead, by their agreeing to construct the works and take only shares as payment, when share subscriptions did not come forward as hoped. Savin had plans to develop the coastal
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made two visits; on the second occasion, 30 December 1862, he approved the opening subject to some conditions. Trains started operating the following day, 31 December 1862. It appears that the construction contractor (Davies) conveyed some goods wagons and possibly passengers unofficially before
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to
Machynlleth was shown to be feasible. It involved a climb from 412 feet (126 m) to a summit of 693 feet (211 m) at Talerddig with a maximum gradient of 1 in 71, and an even steeper descent to near sea level at Machynlleth with four miles (6 km) at 1 in 52 to 1 in 60.
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would work the line, but the GWR declined, and the N&MR was worked by the
Oswestry and Newtown Railway. The N&MR considered itself to be aligned to the Great Western Railway. The other Newtown railways were in a loose alliance which now included the planned
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company. Its constituents were the
Newtown and Machynlleth Railway, the Llanidloes and Newtown Railway, the Oswestry and Newtown Railway, and the Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway. The Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway joined soon after.
1188:, an important market town. A solicitor based there, named David Howell, made energetic moves to form a railway scheme, beginning with a public meeting on 20 December 1856 at Machynlleth. There was support for a railway, and the engineer
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c. cvi) of 27 July 1857, with authorised capital of £150,000. The bill was unopposed in
Parliament. The first sod was cut in November 1858, the delay suggesting land acquisition and money-raising difficulties.
1407:, so the A&WCR built its line northward from Aberdovey, opening in stages from 24 October 1863. The Dovey bridge scheme was abandoned, and later a line was built from Aberdovey to what became
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Newtown and Machynlleth line continues in use, and carries the passenger service between Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth and Pwllheli. The line is single-track, with stations at at
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was authorised in 1853 and opened in 1859. The L&NR was not connected to any other line, but encouraged by the development, another railway was locally promoted: the
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several ambitious schemes which was later attempted to be built by the
Manchester and Milford Railway. Other routes were considered, and one joining Newtown to
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for some years this was the world's deepest railway cutting. Flat-bottom rails were specified for the permanent way, but this was changed to
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c. clxxxi) on 22 July 1861. It was to build a line from Aberystwyth to Pwllheli, crossing the
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Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain, volume XI, North and Mid Wales
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Railway Passenger Stations in England, Scotland and Wales: A Chronology
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and Welsh Coast Railway at first), that was authorised by the
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and to the coast northward was in the minds of the promoters.
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for 12 miles (19 km), with the final section through to
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The Newtown and Machynlleth Railway was incorporated by the
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that. A grand opening ceremony was held on 3 January 1863.
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to work its line; the O&NR was already working the
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approval to open the line for passenger operation, and
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Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain
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1330:An eastbound stopping train at Machynlleth in 1951
2223:Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction Railway
1837:The Railways of Great Britain: A Historical Atlas
1562:; opened 5 January 1863; closed 31 December 1962.
1698:, Matador Publishers, Kibworth Beauchamp, 2017,
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2510:Portmadoc, Beddgelert and South Snowdon Railway
1613:, David St John Thomas Publisher, Nairn, 1991,
2063:Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway
1526:; opened 19 October 1931; closed 14 June 1965;
2515:Potteries, Shrewsbury and North Wales Railway
2378:Central Wales and Carmarthen Junction Railway
2013:Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway
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1850:Atlas of the Great Western Railway as at 1947
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1550:; opened 5 January 1863; closed 14 June 1965;
1544:; opened 5 January 1863; closed 14 June 1965;
1532:; opened 5 January 1863; closed 14 June 1965;
1520:; opened 5 January 1863; closed 14 June 1965;
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2465:Corris, Machynlleth and River Dovey Tramroad
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1374:Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway Act 1861
1643:, David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1971,
1266:area from Aberystwyth northwards as far as
2188:Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway
2168:Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway
2093:Llantrisant and Taff Vale Junction Railway
1958:Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
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1641:The Cambrian Railways: volume I: 1852-1888
1538:; opened by May 1901; closed 14 June 1965;
1280:Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway
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2158:North Pembrokeshire and Fishguard Railway
2148:Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
2118:Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway
1425:On 25 July 1864 an amalgamation act, the
91:Original: Newtown and Machynlleth Railway
2646:Gorseddau Junction and Portmadoc Railway
1978:Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway
1852:, Wild Swan Publications, Didcot, 1997,
1273:The N&MR company had hoped that the
1210:Newtown and Machynlleth Railway Act 1857
66:'s work within the station, 11 May 1957.
2444:Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway
2183:Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway
2133:Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
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1502:cutting with a gradient up to 1 in 52.
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2757:Pre-grouping British railway companies
2535:Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway
2008:Clarbeston Road and Letterston Railway
1486:the line climbed westbound steeply to
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2772:British companies established in 1857
2747:Railway companies established in 1857
2138:Narberth Road and Maenclochog Railway
1973:Bristol and South Wales Union Railway
1839:, Ian Allan Limited, Shepperton, 2002
1344:Oswestry and Newtown Railway Act 1860
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2399:Brynmawr and Western Valleys Railway
2263:Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
1556:; opened 5 January 1863; still open;
1514:; opened 5 January 1863; still open;
2530:Ruthin and Cerrig-y-Drudion Railway
2003:Carmarthenshire Railway or Tramroad
1923:Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
1433:c. cclxii) was passed, forming the
1360:Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
1354:Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway
1314:The N&MR now set about getting
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2028:Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway
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2505:North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways
2500:Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway
2424:North Wales and Liverpool Railway
2343:Chester and Connah's Quay Railway
1639:Rex Christiansen and R W Miller,
1298:Opening and lease to the O&NR
901:Aberystwyth & Welsh Coast Rly
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2762:Standard gauge railways in Wales
2666:Little Ormes Head Quarry tramway
2434:Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway
2409:Quakers Yard and Merthyr Railway
2073:Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway
2053:Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway
1896:Historic Welsh railway companies
1804:Christiansen and Miller, page 26
1583:, Gomer Press, Llandysul, 1990,
1284:London and North Western Railway
1282:, which was to connect with the
1229:An Aberystwyth–Newtown train at
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2429:Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
2333:Central Wales Extension Railway
2318:Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway
2198:Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
2153:Newtown and Machynlleth Railway
2033:Ely and Clydach Valleys Railway
1998:Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway
1795:Briwnant-Jones, pages 71 and 72
1763:Briwnant-Jones, pages 58 and 59
1733:Briwnant-Jones, pages 42 and 43
1715:Briwnant-Jones, pages 16 and 26
1254:between Caersws and Talerddig.
1204:The cutting at Talerddig summit
1045:Newtown and Machynlleth Railway
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32:Newtown and Machynlleth Railway
2373:Swansea and Carmarthen Railway
2313:Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway
2218:Shrewsbury and Chester Railway
2128:Monmouth and Hereford Railway
2108:Manchester and Milford Railway
2078:Llanidloes and Newtown Railway
1754:Briwnant-Jones, pages 47 to 50
1340:Llanidloes and Newtown Railway
1142:Llanidloes and Newtown Railway
1124:Shrewsbury and Chester Railway
1102:Machynlleth Station about 1885
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2404:Nantybwch and Rhymney Railway
2283:Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway
2273:Whitland and Cardigan Railway
2083:Llangollen and Corwen Railway
1673:Briwnant-Jones, pages 5 to 15
1415:Joining the Cambrian Railways
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2752:Railway lines opened in 1863
2338:Chester and Holyhead Railway
2308:Bangor and Carnarvon Railway
2173:Oswestry and Newtown Railway
2043:Ely Valley Extension Railway
1403:on the Aberystwyth line, to
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1146:Oswestry and Newtown Railway
1116:Chester and Holyhead Railway
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2520:Plynlimon and Hafan Tramway
2348:Conway and Llanrwst Railway
2163:North Wales Mineral Railway
1928:Alexandra Docks and Railway
1308:Pontdolgoch railway station
1294:refusing to work the line.
1059:; the line opened in 1862.
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2606:Crawshay's Private Railway
2581:Beaufort Ironworks Tramway
2449:Wrexham and Minera Railway
2248:Vale of Llangollen Railway
2238:Tanat Valley Light Railway
2178:Pembroke and Tenby Railway
2048:Gwendraeth Valleys Railway
1993:Cardiff and Ogmore Railway
1963:Brecon and Merthyr Railway
1938:Bala and Festiniog Railway
1427:Cambrian Railways Act 1864
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360:Oswestry & Newtown Rly
62:proceeds to the left. Two
2363:Red Wharf Bay branch line
2243:Vale of Glamorgan Railway
2213:Ross and Monmouth Railway
2098:Llynvi and Ogmore Railway
1933:Bala and Dolgelly Railway
1786:Baughan, pages 155 to 160
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2143:Neath and Brecon Railway
2258:Vale of Rheidol Railway
2023:Corwen and Bala Railway
1918:Aberdare Valley Railway
1813:Briwnant-Jones, page 27
1742:Briwnant-Jones, page 57
1724:Briwnant-Jones, page 33
226:23 mi (37 km)
64:LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0
2691:Penrhyn Quarry Railway
2671:Merionethshire Railway
2560:Welsh Highland Railway
2323:Carnarvonshire Railway
1943:Barry Dock and Railway
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2716:Trefor Quarry railway
2596:Cedryn Quarry Tramway
2383:Vale of Clwyd Railway
2328:Central Wales Railway
2253:Vale of Neath Railway
1579:Gwyn Briwnant-Jones,
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2711:Saundersfoot Railway
2439:Vale of Towy Railway
2414:Taff Bargoed Railway
2268:West Midland Railway
2641:Elan Valley Railway
2569:Industrial railways
2495:Kinmel Camp Railway
2485:Glyn Valley Tramway
2228:South Wales Railway
2193:Port Talbot Railway
1320:Captain Henry Tyler
1257:The partnership of
1108:South Wales Railway
322:Machynlleth Railway
199:Transport for Wales
2696:Penydarren Tramway
2656:Hendre-Ddu Tramway
2611:Crickheath Tramway
2475:Ffestiniog Railway
2470:Fairbourne Railway
2278:Wye Valley Railway
2038:Ely Valley Railway
1953:Blaenavon Tramroad
1682:Gasquoine, page 54
1621:, pages 152 to 156
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1484:Moat Lane Junction
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428:Moat Lane Junction
140:Moat Lane Junction
52:Cambrian Mountains
44:Moat Lane Junction
2742:Cambrian Railways
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2651:Gorseddau Tramway
2576:Bailey's Tramroad
2458:Independent lines
2233:Taff Vale Railway
2123:Mid-Wales Railway
2068:Llancaiach Branch
1983:Cambrian Railways
1609:Peter E Baughan,
1524:Commins Coch Halt
1435:Cambrian Railways
1431:27 & 28 Vict.
1421:Cambrian Railways
1395:Talerddig cutting
1378:24 & 25 Vict.
1348:23 & 24 Vict.
1214:20 & 21 Vict.
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164:Commins Coch Halt
18:Talerddig cutting
16:(Redirected from
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2706:Rhiwbach Tramway
2626:Dinorwic Railway
2591:Buckley Tramroad
2586:Bryn Oer Tramway
2550:Talyllyn Railway
2358:Llanelly Railway
2353:Knighton Railway
2293:London and North
2088:Llangurig branch
1968:Bridgend Railway
1913:Aberdare Railway
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2631:Dowlais Railway
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2616:Croesor Tramway
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2419:Buckley Railway
2387:
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2295:Western Railway
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2113:Mawddwy Railway
2058:Kington Tramway
1988:Cardiff Railway
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1530:Llanbrynmair
1506:Station list
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1263:Thomas Savin
1259:David Davies
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1243:Thomas Savin
1239:David Davies
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1221:Construction
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1165:River Severn
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718:Llanbrynmair
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498:River Severn
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406:Scafell Halt
358:
160:Llanbrynmair
136:Scafell Halt
95:Network Rail
60:Builth Wells
56:Cardigan Bay
26:
2555:Van Railway
2490:Hay Railway
2392:Joint lines
1848:R A Cooke,
1548:Pontdolgoch
1518:Cemmes Road
1512:Machynlleth
1492:Cemmes Road
1472:Machynlleth
1460:Machynlleth
1370:Aberystwith
1365:Aberystwyth
1186:Machynlleth
1174:Aberystwyth
1065:Aberystwyth
1057:Machynlleth
960:Aberystwyth
864:Machynlleth
795:Cemmes Road
581:Pontdolgoch
557:Van Railway
320:Newtown and
232:Track gauge
223:Line length
189:Operator(s)
168:Cemmes Road
148:Pontdolgoch
123:Machynlleth
2736:Categories
1706:, page 402
1567:References
1382:River Dyfi
1288:Whitchurch
1286:system at
1154:Shropshire
1134:Llanidloes
1094:Conception
1080:Porthmadog
985:River Dyfi
489:Penstrowed
192:Original:
1536:Talerddig
1500:Talerddig
1496:Talerddig
1488:Talerddig
1478:Gradients
1468:Talerddig
1405:Aberdovey
1247:Talerddig
1231:Talerddig
1182:Talerddig
1178:Plynlimon
1072:Talerddig
1010:A&WCR
956:A&WCR
696:Talerddig
649:Talerddig
270:Route map
218:Technical
197:Current:
156:Talerddig
105:Mid Wales
93:Current:
1306:Site of
1268:Pwllheli
1150:Oswestry
1084:Pwllheli
1014:Pwllheli
255: in
132:Stations
72:Overview
1905:Railway
1554:Caersws
1462:, with
1456:Caersws
1401:Ynyslas
1194:Caersws
1138:flannel
1130:Newtown
1061:Newtown
1053:Caersws
526:Caersws
384:Newtown
250:⁄
205:History
174:Service
144:Caersws
111:Termini
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1587:
491:bridge
331:Legend
210:Opened
179:System
101:Locale
77:Status
1542:Carno
1482:From
1386:Dovey
1051:near
663:
643:
614:Carno
504:
496:over
483:
152:Carno
88:Owner
1854:ISBN
1700:ISBN
1645:ISBN
1615:ISBN
1585:ISBN
1470:and
1458:and
1261:and
1241:and
1132:and
1082:and
1043:The
213:1863
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1494:to
1466:at
1184:to
1152:in
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