Taff Vale Railway

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf railway station
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Taff_Vale_Railway_Act_1900
gptkb:Taff_Vale_Railway_Act_1920
gptkb:Taff_Vale_Railway_Act_1890
gptkb:Taff_Vale_Railway_Act_1852
gptkb:Taff_Vale_Railway_Act_1836
gptkb:Taff_Vale_Railway_Act_1860
gptkb:Taff_Vale_Railway_Act_1910
gptkb:Taff_Vale_Railway_Act_1880
gptkb:Taff_Vale_Railway_Act_1871
gptkbp:built Tunnels
Bridges
Stations
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Midland_Railway
gptkbp:contributedTo Coal transport
Iron transport
Economic_development_of_South_Wales
gptkbp:dissolved 1922
gptkbp:founded 1836
gptkbp:headquarters Cardiff
gptkbp:historical_significance Industrial Revolution
gptkbp:historicalContext Victorian era
Edwardian era
Post-World War I era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Taff Vale Railway
gptkbp:infrastructure Railway tunnels
Railway_stations
Railway_lines
Railway_bridges
gptkbp:legacy Historical railway preservation efforts
Influence on industrial transport
Cultural_significance_in_Wales
Historical_railway_routes_in_South_Wales
Influence_on_railway_expansion_in_Wales
gptkbp:notable_event First railway in South Wales
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:operates Steam locomotives
gptkbp:operational_status Closed
gptkbp:railwayLine Merthyr_to_Cardiff_line
gptkbp:route Approximately 20 miles
Cardiff_to_Merthyr_Tydfil
gptkbp:services Passenger services
Freight services
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Great_Western_Railway
gptkbp:track 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
gptkbp:trainTypes Heavy rail
gptkbp:type Standard gauge railway