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Bristol and South Wales Union Railway

Index Bristol and South Wales Union Railway

The Bristol and South Wales Union Railway was built to connect Bristol, England, with south Wales. [1]

48 relations: Act of Parliament, Ashley Hill railway station, Aust, Avon Gorge, Avonmouth, Avonmouth railway station, Beachley, Bristol, Bristol and Gloucester Railway, Bristol Temple Meads railway station, Broad-gauge railway, Cardiff Central railway station, Clifton Extension Railway, Clifton, Bristol, Consolidation (business), Cross Country Route, Cross Hands Halt railway station, England, Ferry, Filton Abbey Wood railway station, Gloucester railway station, Great Western Railway, Horfield railway station, Horsepower, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Lawrence Hill railway station, Midland Railway, Narroways Hill Junction, New Passage, New Passage Halt railway station, New Passage Pier railway station, Patchway railway station, Pier, Pilning railway station, Portskewett Pier railway station, Portskewett railway station, Renfrew, River Severn, Robert Pearson Brereton, Scotland, Severn Beach line, Severn Beach railway station, Severn Tunnel, South Wales Main Line, Standard-gauge railway, Stapleton Road railway station, Train ferry, Wales.

Act of Parliament

Acts of Parliament, also called primary legislation, are statutes passed by a parliament (legislature).

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Ashley Hill railway station

Ashley Hill railway station was a railway station serving the area of Ashley Down in the north of Bristol, England.

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Aust

Aust is a small village in South Gloucestershire, England, about north of Bristol and about south west of Gloucester.

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Avon Gorge

The Avon Gorge is a 1.5-mile (2.5-kilometre) long gorge on the River Avon in Bristol, England.

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Avonmouth

Avonmouth is a port and outer suburb of Bristol, England facing two rivers: the reinforced north bank of the final stage of the Avon which rises at sources in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Somerset; and the eastern shore of the Severn Estuary.

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Avonmouth railway station

Avonmouth railway station is on the Severn Beach Line and serves the district of Avonmouth in Bristol, England.

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Beachley

Beachley is a village in Gloucestershire, England, near the border with Wales.

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Bristol

Bristol is a city and county in South West England with a population of 456,000.

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Bristol and Gloucester Railway

The Bristol and Gloucester Railway was a railway company opened in 1844 between the cities in its name.

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Bristol Temple Meads railway station

Bristol Temple Meads is the oldest and largest railway station in Bristol, England.

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Broad-gauge railway

A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge broader than the standard-gauge railways.

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Cardiff Central railway station

Cardiff Central railway station (Caerdydd Canolog) is a major railway station on the South Wales Main Line in Cardiff, United Kingdom and one of two hubs of the city's urban rail network.

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Clifton Extension Railway

The Clifton Extension Railway was a joint railway in Bristol, owned by the Great Western Railway (GWR) and the Midland Railway (MR) companies.

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Clifton, Bristol

Clifton is both a suburb of Bristol, England, and the name of one of the city's thirty-five council wards.

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Consolidation (business)

In business, consolidation or amalgamation is the merger and acquisition of many smaller companies into a few much larger ones.

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Cross Country Route

The Cross Country Route is a long-distance UK rail route that has in its central part superseded the Midland Railway.

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Cross Hands Halt railway station

Cross Hands Halt railway station was a railway station that served the Cross Hands, South Gloucestershire, England from 1928 to 1964 on the Severn Beach Line.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Ferry

A ferry is a merchant vessel used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water.

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Filton Abbey Wood railway station

Filton Abbey Wood railway station serves the town of Filton in South Gloucestershire, England, inside the Bristol conurbation.

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Gloucester railway station

Gloucester railway station (formerly known as Gloucester Central station) is a railway station serving the city of Gloucester in England.

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Great Western Railway

The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England, the Midlands, and most of Wales.

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Horfield railway station

Horfield railway station was a railway station serving the northern part of Horfield and Lockleaze in the north of Bristol, England.

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Horsepower

Horsepower (hp) is a unit of measurement of power (the rate at which work is done).

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Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Isambard Kingdom Brunel (9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859), was an English mechanical and civil engineer who is considered "one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history", "one of the 19th-century engineering giants", and "one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, changed the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs and ingenious constructions".

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Lawrence Hill railway station

Lawrence Hill railway station is on the Severn Beach Line and Cross Country Route, serving the inner-city districts of Easton and Lawrence Hill in Bristol, England.

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Midland Railway

The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.

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Narroways Hill Junction

Narroways Hill Junction is a railway junction in Bristol, England.

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New Passage

New Passage is a small hamlet in South Gloucestershire, England, on the banks of the Severn estuary near the village of Pilning.

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New Passage Halt railway station

New Passage Halt railway station was a railway station that served the hamlet of New Passage, South Gloucestershire, England from 1928 to 1964 on the Severn Beach line.

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New Passage Pier railway station

New Passage Pier was the original terminus of the Bristol and South Wales Union Railway, located on the banks of the River Severn at New Passage, South Gloucestershire, England.

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Patchway railway station

Patchway railway station is on the South Wales Main Line, serving the Bristol suburbs of Patchway and Stoke Gifford in South Gloucestershire, England.

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Pier

Seaside pleasure pier in Brighton, England. The first seaside piers were built in England in the early 19th century. A pier is a raised structure in a body of water, typically supported by well-spaced piles or pillars.

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Pilning railway station

Pilning railway station is a minor railway station in Pilning, South Gloucestershire, England.

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Portskewett Pier railway station

Portskewett Pier railway station was a railway station on the Bristol & South Wales Union Railway.

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Portskewett railway station

Portskewett railway station is a former station serving Portskewett, four miles south west of Chepstow and one mile east of Caldicot.

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Renfrew

Renfrew (Rinn Friù) is a town west of Glasgow, and the historical county town of Renfrewshire.

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River Severn

The River Severn (Afon Hafren, Sabrina) is a river in the United Kingdom.

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Robert Pearson Brereton

Robert Pearson Brereton (4 April 1818 – 1 September 1894) was an English railway engineer.

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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Severn Beach line

The Severn Beach line is a local railway line in Bristol and South Gloucestershire, England.

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Severn Beach railway station

Severn Beach railway station serves the village of Severn Beach, England.

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Severn Tunnel

The Severn Tunnel (Twnnel Hafren) is a railway tunnel in the United Kingdom, linking South Gloucestershire in the west of England to Monmouthshire in south Wales under the estuary of the River Severn.

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South Wales Main Line

The South Wales Main Line (Prif Linell De Cymru), originally known as the London, Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway or simply as the Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway, is a branch of the Great Western Main Line in Great Britain.

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Standard-gauge railway

A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of.

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Stapleton Road railway station

Stapleton Road railway station is on the Severn Beach Line and Cross Country Route, serving the inner-city district of Easton in Bristol, England.

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Train ferry

A train ferry is a ship (ferry) designed to carry railway vehicles.

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Wales

Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_and_South_Wales_Union_Railway

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