Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
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newport-abergavenny-and-hereford-railway-171-13350610
title:
Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
text:
The Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway was a railway company formed to connect the places in its name. When it sought parliamentary authorisation, it was denied the southern section, and obliged to use the Monmouthshire Railway between Pontypool and Newport. It opened on 6 December 1853, and was part of an important chain of lines between south-east Wales and Birkenhead; mineral traffic in both directions was dominant. The London and North Western Railway hoped to exploit the line to form
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United Kingdom legislation
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport,_Abergavenny_and_Hereford_Railway
date created:
2008-03-26T22:27:22Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T09:55:29Z
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