Merthyr and Pontypridd Industrial Railway
GPTKB entity
Properties (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
railway
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
local communities
local mining industry Merthyr_Tydfil_ironworks |
| gptkbp:connects |
gptkb:Merthyr_Tydfil
Pontypridd |
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
economic_development_of_South_Wales
|
| gptkbp:facilitates |
industrial growth in the region
|
| gptkbp:historical_figure |
local historians
community leaders involved engineers involved entrepreneurs involved investors involved local politicians involved railway conductors railway laborers railway managers workers employed |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
pioneering industrial transport
transportation_of_iron_and_coal |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
19th century
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
closed in 1964
opened in 1809 |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Merthyr and Pontypridd Industrial Railway
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
railway_expansion_in_the_UK
development_of_railways_in_Wales |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:South_Wales_coalfield
|
| gptkbp:is_used_in |
local businesses
freight services |
| gptkbp:legacy |
infrastructure for future railways
|
| gptkbp:length |
approximately 10 miles
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Wales
|
| gptkbp:notable_feature |
inclines and gradients
|
| gptkbp:opened |
1809
1964 |
| gptkbp:operates_in |
various railway companies
|
| gptkbp:owner |
various companies
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
transport coal
|
| gptkbp:railwayLine |
to connect Merthyr Tydfil and Pontypridd
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
road transport
|
| gptkbp:significance |
important in the industrial revolution
|
| gptkbp:track |
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
|
| gptkbp:transportation |
limestone
iron ore coke |
| gptkbp:type |
industrial railway
|