The Rumney Railway Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway




torpantau station in 1957


the rumney railway had been incorporated in 1825 , opened in 1826 horse operated plateway, running ironworks @ rhymney bassaleg, near newport, connecting there sirhowy railway , giving access newport docks. steam locomotive operation undertaken after 1854, , in 1861 parliamentary powers taken modernise line , adapt passenger operation. evident true objective sell line 1 or other more modern neighbouring company going concern. brecon , merthyr railway acquired £90,000 under powers of 28 july 1863.


the b&mr had got hold of obsolescent railway came access newport on monmouthshire railway bassaleg. b&mr had set modernisation of line itself, including considerable amount of easing of sharp curves. captain rich, after 2 refusals, agreed reopening passenger operation following inspection on 7 june 1865, , line opened passenger operation between pengam , newport dock street (monmouthshire railway) on 14 june 1865; operation extended rhymney 16 april 1866, , in 1867 coal traffic started running.


the rhymney station mile down valley rhymney railway s equivalent.


passenger stations on b&mr section of route rhymney, new tredegar, bargoed, pengam, maesycwmmer, bedwas, machen, church road, rhiwderin, , bassaleg. part of b&mr detached ten miles section towards brecon, running down east side of rhymney river, opposite rhymney railway on west side.








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