Merthyr and Taffs Well Industrial Railway
GPTKB entity
Properties (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Industrial railway
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Merthyr_Tydfil
industrial heritage industrial transport local mining communities Taff_Vale_Railway_Company |
| gptkbp:built |
coal transportation
|
| gptkbp:connects |
gptkb:Taff_Vale_Railway
local industries local coalfields |
| gptkbp:contains |
some parts remain
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
local economy
|
| gptkbp:decommissioned |
1960
|
| gptkbp:geographicalFeature |
gptkb:Merthyr_Tydfil
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
19th century industrialization
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
railway_expansion_in_Wales
|
| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
economic growth
|
| gptkbp:historicalLegacy |
influence on future railways
|
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
19th century
Victorian era mining operations transporting coal |
| gptkbp:historicalRole |
supporting mining industry
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
regional transport
transportation of coal and goods industrial_development_in_South_Wales |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Merthyr and Taffs Well Industrial Railway
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
industrial revolution
local geology |
| gptkbp:infrastructure |
railway line
railway stations |
| gptkbp:legacy |
influence on local transport
|
| gptkbp:length |
approximately 10 miles
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Wales
|
| gptkbp:opened |
1850
1960 |
| gptkbp:operatedBy |
1960
private companies Merthyr Tydfil Corporation |
| gptkbp:operationalStatus |
historical
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
regional transport network
|
| gptkbp:railwayLine |
gptkb:South_Wales_railway_network
Merthyr_to_Taffs_Well part_of_South_Wales_coalfield |
| gptkbp:route |
Merthyr Tydfil to Taffs Well
|
| gptkbp:serves |
coal mines
|
| gptkbp:services |
Taffs_Well
|
| gptkbp:significance |
transportation of coal
|
| gptkbp:track |
narrow gauge
2 ft 3 in |
| gptkbp:trainTypes |
freight railway
|
| gptkbp:transportation |
gptkb:Merthyr_Tydfil
gptkb:Taff_Vale_Railway rail transport raw materials coal and minerals |
| gptkbp:type |
narrow gauge railway
|
| gptkbp:usedFor |
transporting goods
|