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Wye. In
January 1874 Colonel Rich returned to the line to inspect the connecting section of line, the bridge over the River Wye having by then been completed. However he found that the columns of the bridge piers were founded on doubtful material and there had been subsidence, and he declined to pass the bridge for passenger operation until bracing had been provided. This was quickly made ready, and on 1 May 1874 the 59 chain section from May Hill to the Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway station at Troy was opened for traffic. Construction had cost £206,554.
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financial company only: the GWR already operated the line as part of its own network, paying the R&MR a lease charge. For many companies the effective date of absorption was 1 January 1923, but for some companies whose position was straightforward, the date was earlier. The Ross and
Monmouth Railway was absorbed from 1 July 1922. Its issued capital was £210,000; its net income in 1921 was £8,162, and the dividend on ordinary shares in that year was 1.75%.
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there was a station close to a road bridge over the Wye, giving access to
Goodrich. From this point the river takes a wide sweep to the east, and the railway continued broadly southward, crossing the river and passing through Lydbrook Tunnel (633 yards) and re-crossing the river. The railway then ran
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Lydbrook Junction and Monmouth May Hill was closed completely. A Ministry of Food depot at May Hill continued to be accessible by goods train from Troy, until that section closed on 6 January 1964. There was a private siding at Lydbrook Junction and this sustained the section from
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Monmouth and Ross-on-Wye. The relatively short distance might not incur excessive cost, and it was possible that the line could form part of an important chain of railways through to the industrial districts of the West Midlands. The scheme
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was the means of reaching
Gloucester on the east side of the Severn. On the west side, the Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway had been authorised in 1845, to connect with the Monmouth and Hereford Railway near Grange Court. This would close the missing link to the South Wales Railway, and in fact the
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was implemented by the government, obliging most of the railways of Great
Britain to be "grouped" into four large companies. The Great Western Railway was one of the four groups, and absorbed many smaller railways in its area of influence. One of these was the Ross and Monmouth Railway, which was a
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It was authorised in 1865 and opened in 1873, with a final extension at
Monmouth delayed until 1874. It ran through picturesque terrain in the Upper Wye Valley, but construction costs considerably overran early estimates. The promoters hoped their line would form part of a trunk route for goods and
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only tank engines might be used on the line. It was Board of Trade policy at the time to avoid tender-first running. It did not prove possible to procure tank engines in time for the planned opening date, and in fact the line opened to May Hill on Monday 4 August 1873. The line was worked from the
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to reach
Newport. In fact the proposed line of route east of Chepstow was rejected in Parliament, largely due to Admiralty objections to the bridge over the Severn, and the project was authorised west of Chepstow only in the 1845 session of Parliament; however there was to be a branch to Monmouth.
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From the outset, the line was operated by the Great
Western Railway, in common with the adjacent lines at Monmouth. Some passenger trains ran through from Pontypool Road to Ross and connections were generally arranged where the trains did not. There were typically five trains each way daily, with
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The May Hill station at Monmouth was in fact more convenient for pedestrian access to the centre of Monmouth than the Troy station of the CMU&PR, but of course through mineral traffic was hoped for, and work was progressed on the connection, which required a considerable bridge over the River
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The mounting losses forced British Railways to examine the remaining lines at Monmouth, and at length it was announced that the Ross and Monmouth line, and the Wye Valley line, would close to passenger operation from 5 January 1959. The last ordinary train ran on 3 January 1959, and a Stephenson
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four working through to or from Pontypool Road. In the Edwardian period there was considerable tourist traffic in the area, in many cases operated by special excursion trains. One goods train daily was the routine for many years, usually working through from Gloucester or Hereford to Monmouth.
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Ross-on-Wye (and Grange Court), including the provision of public goods stations at Lydbrook Junction (closed 2 November 1964) and Kerne Bridge (closed 10 August 1964). The private siding closed on 1 November 1965, and that was the end of rail services on the former Ross and Monmouth Railway.
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The directors soon had second thoughts about the route of their railway. Instead of being on the west of the River Wye (roughly the line of the present-day A40 road) a route following the west bank of the river seemed to be preferable; a branch to Lydbrook, where there were extensive mineral
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It was obvious that the railways serving Monmouth were under-used and loss-making, and British Railways was under pressure to control the mounting financial losses, which had to be funded by the taxpayer. The Pontypool Road to Monmouth line was closed completely on 29 May 1955.
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The promoters of the South Wales Railway returned to Parliament in the 1846 session of Parliament, with alternative proposals for crossing the Severn, but these were rejected once again, and a longer route through Gloucester, crossing the Severn there, was accepted. In fact the
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On March 23, railcar no. 14 entered service to work 17 existing steam-train services, and also to provide two new passenger services, in the Newport, Chepstow, Monmouth, Pontypool Road, Panteg and Blaenavon area... The daily number of diesel railcar services is now
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The contractor selected for the construction was John Firbank. The topography, in particular the valley of the River Wye, meant that there were considerable earthworks necessary to make the line. In addition there were three bridges over the Wye, a tunnel at
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This situation was disrupted by a collapse of the stock market, and the resulting financial crisis brought to an end for some years the easy availability of investment money for railway schemes, and the Monmouth and Hereford Railway progressed no further.
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The decline in the use of local railways rendered the line heavily loss-making and in 1959 passenger services were withdrawn. Some residual goods services were retained, but in 1965 all commercial railway activity on the line ceased.
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mineral traffic between South Wales and the English Midlands, but this never developed. In fact although Monmouth was a junction for several local railways, it too never became the busy traffic centre that had been forecast.
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For the time being, this eliminated the pressure for Monmouth to be on the main line of the South Wales Railway: the town would be on the Monmouth and Hereford Railway, with a direct link to Gloucester and the metropolis.
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Eventually the line was ready between Ross and a station, intended to be temporary, was erected at May Hill, Monmouth, and an opening date of Friday 1 August 1873 was published. This was subject to approval by the
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The line was worked by the Great Western Railway from the outset, and the Ross and Monmouth Railway Company was simply a financial concern, receiving lease payments from the GWR, until absorption in 1922.
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line. Shortage of money meant that the company did not attempt the construction of the authorised extension from Monmouth to Coleford, which would have required an expensive crossing of the River Wye.
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Inspecting Officer, Colonel Rich. Although he found the line to be generally satisfactory, subject to a number of detail corrections, he stipulated that in the absence of a turntable at
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Continuing to follow the south bank of the river, the line passed through Symonds Yat (433 yards) where the river takes a northward sweep. The railway then ran past
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and beyond. Monmouth was important enough that it was stated that the line would pass within "easy distance" of the town, but that claim was comparative.
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At the end of 1957, the diesel railcars working in the area were taken off, and the local passenger workings reverted to steam auto-train working.
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deposits, was now included, and an increase of capital to £160,000 was sought. This was authorised by an act of Parliament of 31 May 1867.
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opened its line in 1857. The intention of the promoters of this line was to give a route for the iron and coal products of the
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Great Western Railway took over the truncated Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway powers and built that section themselves.
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River Wye bridges at Monmouth: in the foreground the Wye Valley Railway and background Ross and Monmouth Railway.
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On 1 January 1948 the main line railways of Great Britain were taken into state ownership, as part of
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was issued. It was to form a great undertaking linking London by means of its associated company, the
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The bridge in the background is the iron bridge which was opened in 1874 to allow the line to reach
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the line left in an eastward direction and curved south, passing Walford (later the site of
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station at Ross-on-Wye and the Troy station at Monmouth. Its own intermediate stations were
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and Ireland, by extending to a ferry port in south-west Wales. The line was to cross the
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The Severn and Wye Railway: a History of the Railways of The Forest of Dean: Part One
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was to be £120,000. It would be a standard gauge line, 13 miles in length.
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Locomotive Society special train traversed the line on 4 January 1959.
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Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology
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went to Parliament, and on 5 July 1865 an act of Parliament received
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History of the Great Western Railway: 1: Consolidation, 1923 - 29
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to the Troy station at Monmouth, on 12 October 1857. This was a
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Monmouth Mayhill; opened 4 August 1873; closed 5 January 1959;
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main line railway within 8 miles of Monmouth, at Ross-on-Wye.
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Walford Halt; opened 23 February 1931; closed 5 January 1959;
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An Historical Geography of the Railways of the British Isles
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Monmouth Troy; opened October 1857; closed 5 January 1959.
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Kerne Bridge; opened 4 August 1873; closed 5 January 1959;
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2116:, published by the Great Western Railway, London, 1927
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314:, to the ironworks of South Wales, in particular to
195:railway of 13 miles (21 km) which ran between
2636:Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction Railway
2197:, 1985, 1995 edition by Studio Editions, London,
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2114:History of the Western Railway, volume I part II
1983:
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2242:, Wild Swan Publications Limited, Didcot, 1997
2476:Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway
2175:The Wye Valley Railway and the Coleford Branch
2157:J J Davis, "The Railways of Monmouth", in the
2928:Potteries, Shrewsbury and North Wales Railway
2791:Central Wales and Carmarthen Junction Railway
2426:Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway
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304:Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway
2878:Corris, Machynlleth and River Dovey Tramroad
2263:. The Railway and Canal Historical Society.
2096:, Oakwood Press, Usk, second edition, 2009,
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346:Symonds Yat tunnel with train emerging 1895
231:System map of the Ross and Monmouth Railway
2601:Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway
2581:Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway
2506:Llantrisant and Taff Vale Junction Railway
2371:Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
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277:Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway
2571:North Pembrokeshire and Fishguard Railway
2561:Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
2531:Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway
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251:and then follow the bank of the river to
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3059:Gorseddau Junction and Portmadoc Railway
2391:Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway
2240:Atlas of the Great Western Railway, 1947
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2857:Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway
2596:Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway
2546:Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
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2551:Narberth Road and Maenclochog Railway
2386:Bristol and South Wales Union Railway
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414:Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway
293:Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway
2812:Brynmawr and Western Valleys Railway
2676:Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
2229:, David & Charles, Dawlish, 1963
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2943:Ruthin and Cerrig-y-Drudion Railway
2416:Carmarthenshire Railway or Tramroad
2336:Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
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2918:North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways
2913:Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway
2837:North Wales and Liverpool Railway
2756:Chester and Connah's Quay Railway
2143:, Cassell, London, 1959, page 372
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338:Monmouth and Ross to be connected
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2847:Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway
2822:Quakers Yard and Merthyr Railway
2486:Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway
2466:Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway
2309:Historic Welsh railway companies
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2842:Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
2746:Central Wales Extension Railway
2731:Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway
2611:Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
2566:Newtown and Machynlleth Railway
2446:Ely and Clydach Valleys Railway
2411:Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway
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2631:Shrewsbury and Chester Railway
2541:Monmouth and Hereford Railway
2521:Manchester and Milford Railway
2491:Llanidloes and Newtown Railway
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3114:Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarry tramways
2893:Festiniog and Blaenau Railway
2817:Nantybwch and Rhymney Railway
2696:Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway
2686:Whitland and Cardigan Railway
2496:Llangollen and Corwen Railway
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3170:Transport in Gloucestershire
2751:Chester and Holyhead Railway
2721:Bangor and Carnarvon Railway
2586:Oswestry and Newtown Railway
2456:Ely Valley Extension Railway
2177:, Oakwood Press, Usk, 1982,
2173:B M Handley and R Dingwall,
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2958:Swansea and Mumbles Railway
2933:Plynlimon and Hafan Tramway
2761:Conway and Llanrwst Railway
2576:North Wales Mineral Railway
2341:Alexandra Docks and Railway
2214:What the Railways Are Doing
1467:Ross & Monmouth Railway
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3155:Transport in Monmouthshire
3019:Crawshay's Private Railway
2994:Beaufort Ironworks Tramway
2862:Wrexham and Minera Railway
2661:Vale of Llangollen Railway
2651:Tanat Valley Light Railway
2591:Pembroke and Tenby Railway
2461:Gwendraeth Valleys Railway
2406:Cardiff and Ogmore Railway
2376:Brecon and Merthyr Railway
2351:Bala and Festiniog Railway
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2626:Ross and Monmouth Railway
2511:Llynvi and Ogmore Railway
2346:Bala and Dolgelly Railway
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3165:History of Monmouthshire
2953:Snowdon Mountain Railway
2716:Anglesey Central Railway
2556:Neath and Brecon Railway
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456:Grouping of the railways
2671:Vale of Rheidol Railway
2436:Corwen and Bala Railway
2331:Aberdare Valley Railway
1988:Coleford, Monmouth, Usk
1535:Duke of Beaufort Bridge
1308:Coleford, Monmouth, Usk
147:13 mi (21 km)
112:4 August 1873
3104:Penrhyn Quarry Railway
3084:Merionethshire Railway
2973:Welsh Highland Railway
2736:Carnarvonshire Railway
2356:Barry Dock and Railway
1363:Severn and Wye Railway
917:Severn and Wye Railway
511:
480:
388:
347:
232:
3129:Trefor Quarry railway
3009:Cedryn Quarry Tramway
2796:Vale of Clwyd Railway
2741:Central Wales Railway
2666:Vale of Neath Railway
1995:and Pontypool Railway
1382:Monmouth Troy station
1315:and Pontypool Railway
509:
475:
403:Great Western Railway
386:
345:
247:by a bridge south of
241:Great Western Railway
230:
98:Great Western Railway
3124:Saundersfoot Railway
2852:Vale of Towy Railway
2827:Taff Bargoed Railway
2681:West Midland Railway
1881:Monmouth Troy tunnel
1422:Railways in Monmouth
1358:Kerne Bridge station
412:The trains used the
3054:Elan Valley Railway
2982:Industrial railways
2908:Kinmel Camp Railway
2898:Glyn Valley Tramway
2641:South Wales Railway
2606:Port Talbot Railway
2259:Quick, M E (2002).
2092:Stanley C Jenkins,
1350:Ross-on-Wye station
237:South Wales Railway
3109:Penydarren Tramway
3069:Hendre-Ddu Tramway
3024:Crickheath Tramway
2888:Ffestiniog Railway
2883:Fairbourne Railway
2691:Wye Valley Railway
2451:Ely Valley Railway
2366:Blaenavon Tramroad
1849:Wye Valley Railway
1177:Wye Valley Railway
715:Gloucester Railway
708:Hereford, Ross and
631:Gloucester Railway
624:Hereford, Ross and
512:
440:, opened in 1951.
389:
355:; capital for the
348:
233:
3142:
3141:
3064:Gorseddau Tramway
2989:Bailey's Tramroad
2871:Independent lines
2646:Taff Vale Railway
2536:Mid-Wales Railway
2481:Llancaiach Branch
2396:Cambrian Railways
2102:978-0-85361-692-4
2026:
2025:
2022:
2021:
2000:
1999:
1590:
1589:
1367:Lydbrook Junction
1346:
1345:
1342:
1341:
1320:
1319:
1190:
1189:
1070:
1069:
951:Lydbrook Junction
720:
719:
636:
635:
557:Ross and Monmouth
462:Railways Act 1921
430:Monmouth May Hill
185:
184:
3207:
3134:Tremadoc Tramway
3119:Rhiwbach Tramway
3039:Dinorwic Railway
3004:Buckley Tramroad
2999:Bryn Oer Tramway
2963:Talyllyn Railway
2771:Llanelly Railway
2766:Knighton Railway
2706:London and North
2501:Llangurig branch
2381:Bridgend Railway
2326:Aberdare Railway
2303:
2296:
2289:
2280:
2279:
2273:
2272:
2256:
2250:
2236:
2230:
2223:
2217:
2211:
2205:
2191:
2185:
2171:
2162:
2161:, September 1953
2159:Railway Magazine
2155:
2144:
2137:
2131:
2128:
2117:
2110:
2104:
2090:
1984:
1975:
1974:
1968:
1967:
1946:
1945:
1939:
1938:
1914:
1913:
1906:
1905:
1897:
1896:
1873:
1872:
1866:
1865:
1840:
1839:
1833:
1832:
1826:
1825:
1809:Coleford Railway
1800:
1799:
1793:
1792:
1786:
1785:
1779:
1778:
1757:
1756:
1750:
1749:
1743:
1742:
1727:Monmouth Viaduct
1719:
1718:
1712:
1711:
1705:
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1698:
1697:
1676:
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1669:
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1606:
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1574:
1565:
1564:
1558:
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1550:
1527:
1526:
1520:
1519:
1513:
1512:
1498:Monmouth Mayhill
1491:
1490:
1484:
1483:
1458:
1457:
1451:
1450:
1439:
1438:
1415:
1408:
1401:
1392:
1304:
1295:
1294:
1270:
1269:
1251:
1250:
1244:
1243:
1220:
1219:
1213:
1212:
1206:
1205:
1185:Coleford Railway
1173:
1164:
1163:
1157:
1156:
1150:
1149:
1135:Monmouth Mayhill
1125:
1124:
1118:
1117:
1093:
1092:
1086:
1085:
1046:
1037:
1036:
1030:
1029:
1005:
1004:
998:
997:
973:
972:
966:
965:
941:
940:
934:
933:
908:
907:
901:
900:
894:
893:
870:
869:
863:
862:
856:
855:
831:
830:
824:
823:
800:
799:
793:
792:
786:
785:
761:
760:
736:
735:
704:
695:
694:
688:
687:
681:
680:
660:
652:
651:
620:
611:
610:
594:
576:
575:
550:
543:
536:
527:
489:British Railways
181:
177:
175:
174:
170:
167:
159:
134:
132:
119:
117:
30:
18:
17:
3215:
3214:
3210:
3209:
3208:
3206:
3205:
3204:
3145:
3144:
3143:
3138:
3094:Nantlle Tramway
3044:Dowlais Railway
3034:Deeside Tramway
3029:Croesor Tramway
2977:
2866:
2832:Buckley Railway
2800:
2781:Sirhowy Railway
2708:Western Railway
2707:
2700:
2616:Rhymney Railway
2526:Mawddwy Railway
2471:Kington Tramway
2401:Cardiff Railway
2317:
2310:
2307:
2277:
2276:
2257:
2253:
2237:
2233:
2224:
2220:
2212:
2208:
2193:Peter Semmens,
2192:
2188:
2172:
2165:
2156:
2147:
2138:
2134:
2129:
2120:
2112:E T MacDermot,
2111:
2107:
2091:
2062:
2057:
2002:
1976:
1969:
1947:
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1925:
1916:
1915:
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1907:
1898:
1883:
1874:
1867:
1852:
1841:
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1794:
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1087:
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1031:
1011:
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999:
984:
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942:
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909:
902:
895:
880:
871:
864:
857:
842:
832:
825:
810:
801:
794:
787:
767:
762:
742:
737:
722:
696:
689:
682:
662:
658:
653:
638:
612:
595:
586:
570:
561:
560:
558:
554:
525:
504:
485:
471:
469:Diesel railcars
458:
446:
381:
371:and another at
340:
225:
179:
172:
168:
165:
163:
162:4 ft
161:
157:
130:
128:
115:
113:
76:
36:
12:
11:
5:
3213:
3203:
3202:
3197:
3192:
3187:
3182:
3177:
3172:
3167:
3162:
3157:
3140:
3139:
3137:
3136:
3131:
3126:
3121:
3116:
3111:
3106:
3101:
3099:Padarn Railway
3096:
3091:
3086:
3081:
3076:
3071:
3066:
3061:
3056:
3051:
3049:Eigiau Tramway
3046:
3041:
3036:
3031:
3026:
3021:
3016:
3014:Cowlyd Tramway
3011:
3006:
3001:
2996:
2991:
2985:
2983:
2979:
2978:
2976:
2975:
2970:
2965:
2960:
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2885:
2880:
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2868:
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2859:
2854:
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2824:
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2814:
2808:
2806:
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2798:
2793:
2788:
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2778:
2773:
2768:
2763:
2758:
2753:
2748:
2743:
2738:
2733:
2728:
2723:
2718:
2712:
2710:
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2701:
2699:
2698:
2693:
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2678:
2673:
2668:
2663:
2658:
2653:
2648:
2643:
2638:
2633:
2628:
2623:
2621:Rumney Railway
2618:
2613:
2608:
2603:
2598:
2593:
2588:
2583:
2578:
2573:
2568:
2563:
2558:
2553:
2548:
2543:
2538:
2533:
2528:
2523:
2518:
2513:
2508:
2503:
2498:
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2488:
2483:
2478:
2473:
2468:
2463:
2458:
2453:
2448:
2443:
2438:
2433:
2431:Corris Railway
2428:
2423:
2418:
2413:
2408:
2403:
2398:
2393:
2388:
2383:
2378:
2373:
2368:
2363:
2358:
2353:
2348:
2343:
2338:
2333:
2328:
2322:
2320:
2312:
2311:
2306:
2305:
2298:
2291:
2283:
2275:
2274:
2251:
2231:
2218:
2206:
2186:
2163:
2145:
2132:
2118:
2105:
2059:
2058:
2056:
2053:
2052:
2051:
2048:
2045:
2042:
2039:
2036:
2033:
2030:
2024:
2023:
2020:
2019:
2017:
2015:
2013:
2011:
2009:
2007:
2004:
2003:
1998:
1997:
1991:
1990:
1981:
1979:
1977:
1970:
1963:
1961:
1959:
1956:
1955:
1950:
1948:
1941:
1934:
1932:
1930:
1927:
1926:
1921:
1919:
1917:
1909:
1901:
1900:
1899:
1892:
1890:
1888:
1885:
1884:
1879:
1877:
1875:
1868:
1861:
1859:
1857:
1854:
1853:
1846:
1844:
1842:
1835:
1828:
1821:
1819:
1817:
1814:
1813:
1806:
1804:
1802:
1795:
1788:
1781:
1774:
1772:
1770:
1767:
1766:
1761:
1759:
1752:
1745:
1738:
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1734:
1731:
1730:
1725:
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1721:
1714:
1707:
1700:
1693:
1691:
1689:
1686:
1685:
1680:
1678:
1671:
1664:
1657:
1655:
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1650:
1649:
1644:
1642:
1640:
1633:
1625:
1617:
1616:
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1601:
1599:
1597:
1594:
1593:
1588:
1587:
1581:
1580:
1571:
1569:
1567:
1560:
1553:
1546:
1544:
1542:
1539:
1538:
1533:
1531:
1529:
1522:
1515:
1508:
1506:
1504:
1501:
1500:
1495:
1493:
1486:
1479:
1477:
1475:
1472:
1471:
1464:
1462:
1460:
1453:
1446:
1444:
1442:
1435:
1434:
1429:
1426:
1425:
1421:
1420:
1418:
1417:
1410:
1403:
1395:
1389:
1386:
1365:trailed in at
1344:
1343:
1340:
1339:
1337:
1335:
1333:
1331:
1329:
1327:
1324:
1323:
1318:
1317:
1311:
1310:
1301:
1299:
1297:
1290:
1288:
1286:
1283:
1282:
1277:
1274:
1272:
1265:
1263:
1261:
1258:
1257:
1255:
1253:
1246:
1239:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1231:
1226:
1224:
1222:
1215:
1208:
1201:
1199:
1197:
1194:
1193:
1188:
1187:
1180:
1179:
1170:
1168:
1166:
1159:
1152:
1145:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1137:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1120:
1113:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1105:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1088:
1081:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1073:
1068:
1067:
1057:
1056:
1043:
1041:
1039:
1032:
1025:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1017:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1000:
993:
991:
989:
986:
985:
979:
977:
975:
968:
961:
959:
957:
954:
953:
948:
945:
943:
936:
929:
927:
925:
922:
921:
914:
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910:
903:
896:
889:
887:
885:
882:
881:
876:
874:
872:
865:
858:
851:
849:
847:
844:
843:
837:
835:
833:
826:
819:
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815:
812:
811:
806:
804:
802:
795:
788:
781:
779:
777:
774:
773:
768:
765:
763:
756:
754:
752:
749:
748:
743:
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738:
731:
729:
727:
724:
723:
718:
717:
711:
710:
701:
699:
697:
690:
683:
676:
674:
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669:
668:
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656:
654:
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633:
627:
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617:
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583:
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579:
572:
571:
566:
563:
562:
556:
555:
553:
552:
545:
538:
530:
524:
521:
503:
500:
484:
481:
470:
467:
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454:
445:
442:
401:outset by the
394:Board of Trade
380:
377:
339:
336:
332:standard gauge
308:Forest of Dean
224:
221:
203:, England and
193:standard gauge
183:
182:
180:standard gauge
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149:
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110:
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100:
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3117:
3115:
3112:
3110:
3107:
3105:
3102:
3100:
3097:
3095:
3092:
3090:
3089:Morda Tramway
3087:
3085:
3082:
3080:
3077:
3075:
3074:Kerry Tramway
3072:
3070:
3067:
3065:
3062:
3060:
3057:
3055:
3052:
3050:
3047:
3045:
3042:
3040:
3037:
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3030:
3027:
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3022:
3020:
3017:
3015:
3012:
3010:
3007:
3005:
3002:
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2997:
2995:
2992:
2990:
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2984:
2980:
2974:
2971:
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2966:
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2926:
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2914:
2911:
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2906:
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2899:
2896:
2894:
2891:
2889:
2886:
2884:
2881:
2879:
2876:
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2873:
2869:
2863:
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2848:
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2634:
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2539:
2537:
2534:
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2529:
2527:
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2522:
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2517:
2516:Maerdy Branch
2514:
2512:
2509:
2507:
2504:
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2499:
2497:
2494:
2492:
2489:
2487:
2484:
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220:
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1388:Station list
1371:
1354:Walford Halt
1347:
1103:Hadnock Halt
1071: border
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771:Kerne Bridge
746:Walford Halt
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255:and then to
245:River Severn
234:
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3200:Ross-on-Wye
2968:Van Railway
2903:Hay Railway
2805:Joint lines
2238:R A Cooke,
1015:Symonds Yat
981:Symonds Yat
666:Ross-on-Wye
426:Symonds Yat
369:Symonds Yat
297:broad gauge
197:Ross-on-Wye
153:Track gauge
144:Line length
94:Operator(s)
67:Ross-on-Wye
3149:Categories
2269:B003P5514C
2225:H W Paar,
2055:References
1585:Goods Yard
444:Operations
249:Gloucester
116:1873-08-04
1953:Dingestow
1646:River Wye
1228:River Wye
878:River Wye
808:River Wye
483:From 1948
328:Pontypool
320:Ebbw Vale
207:, Wales.
139:Technical
839:Lydbrook
422:Lydbrook
398:May Hill
373:Lydbrook
316:Nantyglo
312:Coleford
268:Caerleon
253:Chepstow
205:Monmouth
176: in
81:Stations
72:Monmouth
41:Overview
2318:Railway
1374:Hadnock
1054:England
559:Railway
502:Closure
438:Hadnock
434:Walford
379:Opening
324:Dowlais
310:around
257:Newport
171:⁄
129: (
114: (
104:History
89:Service
60:Termini
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1431:Legend
983:tunnel
841:tunnel
568:Legend
191:was a
124:Closed
109:Opened
46:Locale
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1348:From
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1275:13-10
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1130:12-31
1098:10-59
1065:Wales
1050:Herts
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523:Route
199:, in
84:Seven
2265:ASIN
2244:ISBN
2199:ISBN
2179:ISBN
2098:ISBN
1183:and
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946:5-40
766:4-10
741:3-12
478:132.
460:The
428:and
322:and
266:and
187:The
131:1959
127:1959
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