Merthyr Railway Company

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Merthyr_Railway_Company
GPTKB entity
Properties (67)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf railway station
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:South_Wales_coalfield
Industrial Revolution
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Merthyr_Tydfil
Cardiff
Aberdare
gptkbp:dissolved 1968
gptkbp:founded 1836
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Merthyr_Tydfil
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Merthyr Railway Company
gptkbp:influenced Development_of_rail_transport_in_Wales
Economic_growth_in_Merthyr_Tydfil
gptkbp:keyPeople gptkb:William_Crawshay
gptkbp:legacy Part_of_the_history_of_Welsh_railways
gptkbp:notableEvent Closure of passenger services in 1962
Last freight service in 1964
Opening of the first section in 1836
gptkbp:operates coal transportation
gptkbp:originalPurpose 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Merthyr_and_Cwmbran_Industrial_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Abercynon_Industrial_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Swansea_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Cwmbran_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Llantwit_Major_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Llynfi_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Neath_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Abercynon_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Treforest_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_Tydfil_railway_station
gptkb:Taff_Vale_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Caerphilly_Industrial_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Treforest_Industrial_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Aberdare_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Llantrisant_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Tredegar_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Penarth_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Taffs_Well_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Aberfan_Industrial_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Llandaff_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Aberdare_Valley_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Barry_Docks_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Taffs_Well_Industrial_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Newport_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Porthcawl_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Ebbw_Vale_Industrial_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Pontypridd_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Barry_Docks_Industrial_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Abergavenny_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Cowbridge_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Aberfan_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Pontypridd_Industrial_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Rhymney_Valley_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Cardiff_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Neath_Abbey_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Caerphilly_Railway
gptkb:Brecon_and_Merthyr_Tydfil_Junction_Railway
gptkb:Aberdare_railway_station
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Rhymney_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Llantrisant_Industrial_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Ebbw_Vale_Railway
gptkb:Merthyr_and_Barry_Railway
Cardiff railway station
gptkbp:route approximately 20 miles
gptkbp:services Passenger services
Freight services
gptkbp:successor gptkb:British_Railways
gptkbp:type Narrow gauge railway