Properties (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
railway
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Merthyr_Tydfil
gptkb:Newport local communities transportation_history_in_Wales |
| gptkbp:built |
1832
1835 |
| gptkbp:connects |
gptkb:Merthyr_Tydfil
gptkb:Newport |
| gptkbp:contains |
operational heritage railway
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
local economy
|
| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
community events
educational programs local festivals local heritage historical reenactments historical tourism railway exhibitions railway preservation efforts |
| gptkbp:facilitates |
industrial growth
|
| gptkbp:has_a |
railway_network_in_Wales
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
industrial revolution
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
transportation of coal
closure of railway lines revival of interest in heritage railways development_of_railways_in_the_UK |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Merthyr and Newport Railway
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
Victorian engineering
modern railway systems |
| gptkbp:is_designed_to |
coal transport
|
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:South_Wales_coalfield
|
| gptkbp:is_used_in |
freight transport
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
transportation_infrastructure_in_Wales
|
| gptkbp:length |
12 miles
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Wales
|
| gptkbp:opened |
1835
1962 1980s |
| gptkbp:operates_in |
gptkb:Great_Western_Railway
|
| gptkbp:owner |
gptkb:British_Railways
|
| gptkbp:passenger_traffic |
1836
1962 |
| gptkbp:railwayLine |
gptkb:South_Wales
heritage line |
| gptkbp:route |
Merthyr_to_Newport
|
| gptkbp:significance |
transportation history
|
| gptkbp:stations |
gptkb:Newport_station
gptkb:Aberdare_station gptkb:Merthyr_Tydfil_station gptkb:Tredegar_station Bargoed station Rhymney station |
| gptkbp:status |
partially operational
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:National_Rail
|
| gptkbp:trainTypes |
heritage railway
|
| gptkbp:type |
standard gauge
|