Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway
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pontypridd-caerphilly-and-newport-railway-171-1240122
title:
Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway
text:
The Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway was built to bring the coal output of the Aberdare and Rhondda valleys directly to Alexandra Docks at Newport. It was a little over 5 miles (8 km) in length, running from Pontypridd to a junction near Caerphilly; from there to Newport existing allied railways conveyed the mineral trains. A passenger service was operated later, not stopping intermediately on the line, until in 1904 a railmotor service was started, calling at new low-cost intermediate
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description:
Former railway in Wales
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontypridd,_Caerphilly_and_Newport_Railway
date created:
2007-04-13T18:20:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T09:03:59Z
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