Brymbo railway branch lines
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Brymbo railway branch lines
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The Brymbo railway branch lines served the rich reserves of coal, iron, limestone and other minerals in an area around Brymbo to the west of Wrexham in Wales. Coalowners and others needed transport to get their products to market and lines were built from the main line into the mineral-bearing area. The topography was difficult and gradients were steep. The Great Western Railway became dominant, but a rival company built a competing line and branches. Brymbo was surrounded by a maze of duplicati
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2022-06-07T06:39:35Z
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