Merthyr and Aberdare Valley Railway
GPTKB entity
Properties (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
railway
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
community development
local heritage local history Victorian engineering railway enthusiasts |
| gptkbp:availableIn |
deindustrialization
|
| gptkbp:challenges |
maintenance costs
|
| gptkbp:conservationEfforts |
bridges and tunnels
|
| gptkbp:contains |
heritage railway
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
urban development
regional connectivity |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
local identity
|
| gptkbp:facilitates |
mining operations
|
| gptkbp:features |
several stations
|
| gptkbp:finish |
1962
|
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
transportation studies
|
| gptkbp:historical_figure |
engineers
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
industrial transport
transportation history |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
19th century
industrial revolution |
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
transportation of goods
|
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
transportation networks
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
railway archives
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Merthyr and Aberdare Valley Railway
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
economic factors
local economy transport policies geography of the valley railway_expansion_in_Wales |
| gptkbp:is_designed_to |
local materials
coal transport |
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
local tourism
|
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:South_Wales_coalfield
railway_network_in_Wales |
| gptkbp:is_promoted_through |
industrialists
|
| gptkbp:is_used_in |
passenger services
|
| gptkbp:isConnectedTo |
gptkb:Taff_Vale_Railway
local communities Aberdare_Canal |
| gptkbp:launchDate |
local entrepreneurs
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
transport infrastructure
|
| gptkbp:length |
approximately 12 miles
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Wales
|
| gptkbp:opened |
1851
1962 |
| gptkbp:operates_in |
gptkb:Great_Western_Railway
|
| gptkbp:productionYears |
1851 to 1962
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
road transport
|
| gptkbp:serves |
gptkb:Merthyr_Tydfil
Aberdare |
| gptkbp:transportation |
passengers and freight
|
| gptkbp:type |
standard gauge
|