Avon and Gloucestershire Railway
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avon-and-gloucestershire-railway-162-10955322
title:
Avon and Gloucestershire Railway
text:
The Avon and Gloucestershire Railway also known as The Dramway was an early mineral railway, built to bring coal from pits in the Coalpit Heath area, north-east of Bristol, to the River Avon opposite Keynsham. It was dependent on another line for access to the majority of the pits, and after early success, bad relations and falling traffic potential dogged most of its existence. It was five and a half miles (8.9 km) long, single track, and 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge. It opened in pa
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
United Kingdom legislation
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avon_and_Gloucestershire_Railway
date created:
2012-10-08T15:09:54Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T18:29:08Z
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13
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