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Manchester and Milford Railway

Index Manchester and Milford Railway

The Manchester and Milford Railway was a Welsh railway company, intended to connect the industrial areas of Northwest England with a deep-water port on Milford Haven, giving an alternative to the Port of Liverpool. [1]

59 relations: Board of Trade, Bristol, British Rail, Broad-gauge railway, Butlin's Pwllheli, Cambrian Railways, Cardigan Bay, Cardigan, Ceredigion, Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway, Ceredigion, Chester, Crewe, Devil's Bridge, Devil's Bridge, Ceredigion, Fishguard, Great Western Railway, GWR 2301 Class, Haverfordwest, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Lampeter, Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, Llangurig, Llanidloes, Llanidloes and Newtown Railway, Llanybydder, London and North Western Railway, Machynlleth, Manchester, Manchester and Birmingham Railway, Manning Wardle, Mid-Wales Railway, Milford Haven Waterway, Newbridge-on-Wye, Newcastle Emlyn, Neyland, North West England, Oswestry, Pembroke and Tenby Railway, Pencader, Carmarthenshire, Plynlimon, Pont-rhyd-y-groes, Pontrhydfendigaid, Port of Liverpool, Railway Mania, Rhayader, River Teifi, River Ystwyth, Severn Valley, Sharp, Stewart and Company, ..., Shrewsbury, Slip coach, South Wales Railway, Tregaron, Vale of Rheidol Railway, Welshpool, World War II, Ysbyty Ystwyth, Ystwyth Trail. Expand index (9 more) »

Board of Trade

The Board of Trade is a British government department concerned with commerce and industry, currently within the Department for International Trade.

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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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British Rail

British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the state-owned company that operated most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997.

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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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Butlin's Pwllheli

Butlin's Pwllheli (latterly Starcoast World) was a holiday camp located near Pwllheli in Wales.

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Cambrian Railways

Cambrian Railways owned of track over a large area of mid-Wales.

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Cardigan Bay

Cardigan Bay (Bae Ceredigion) is a large inlet of the Irish Sea, indenting the west coast of Wales between Bardsey Island, Gwynedd in the north, and Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire at its southern end.

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Cardigan, Ceredigion

Cardigan (Aberteifi) is a town in the county of Ceredigionformerly Cardiganshirein Wales.

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Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway

The Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway was a broad gauge railway company that was intended to connect Carmarthen (on the South Wales Railway main line) and Cardigan, in south-west Wales.

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Ceredigion

Ceredigion is a county in the Mid Wales area of Wales and previously was a minor kingdom.

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Chester

Chester (Caer) is a walled city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales.

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Crewe

Crewe ('Cryw' in Welsh) is a railway town and civil parish within the borough of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England.

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Devil's Bridge

Devil's Bridge is a term applied to dozens of ancient bridges, found primarily in Europe.

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Devil's Bridge, Ceredigion

Devil's Bridge (Pontarfynach, lit. "The bridge on the Mynach") is a village in Ceredigion, Wales.

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Fishguard

Fishguard (Abergwaun, meaning "Mouth of the River Gwaun") is a coastal town in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales, with a population of 3,419 recorded in the 2011 Census.

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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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GWR 2301 Class

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 2301 Class or Dean Goods Class is a class of British 0-6-0 steam locomotives.

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Haverfordwest

Haverfordwest (Hwlffordd) is the county town of Pembrokeshire, Wales, and the most populous urban area in Pembrokeshire with a population of 13,367 in 2001, though its community boundaries made it the second-most populous settlement in the county, with 10,812 people.

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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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Lampeter

Lampeter (Llanbedr Pont Steffan or, more informally, Llambed) is a town in Ceredigion, South West Wales, lying at the confluence of the River Teifi and the Afon Dulas.

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Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway

The Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway was an independent branch line railway in south west Wales.

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Liverpool and Manchester Railway

The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR) was a railway opened on 15 September 1830 between the Lancashire towns of Liverpool and Manchester in England.

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Llangurig

Llangurig is a village and community in Powys, Wales, lying on the River Wye.

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Llanidloes

Llanidloes is a town on the A470 and B4518 roads in Powys, within the historic county boundaries of Montgomeryshire (Sir Drefaldwyn), Wales.

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Llanidloes and Newtown Railway

The Llanidloes and Newtown Railway was an early Welsh railway, and the first to be built by David Davies, Llandinam.

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Llanybydder

Llanybydder (sometimes formerly spelt Llanybyther) is a community and market town straddling the River Teifi in Carmarthenshire, West Wales.

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London and North Western Railway

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922.

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Machynlleth

Machynlleth, sometimes referred to colloquially as Mach, is a market town, community and electoral ward in Powys, Wales and within the historic boundaries of Montgomeryshire (Sir Drefaldwyn).

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Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 530,300.

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Manchester and Birmingham Railway

The Manchester and Birmingham Railway was built between Manchester and Crewe and opened in stages from 1840.

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Manning Wardle

Manning Wardle was a steam locomotive manufacturer based in Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Mid-Wales Railway

The Mid-Wales Railway (MWR) was an early railway company operating in Mid-Wales.

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Milford Haven Waterway

Milford Haven Waterway (Welsh: Dyfrffordd Aberdaugleddau) is a natural harbour in Pembrokeshire, West Wales.

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Newbridge-on-Wye

Newbridge-on-Wye (Pontnewydd ar Wy) is a small village in Powys, Wales.

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Newcastle Emlyn

Newcastle Emlyn (Castellnewydd Emlyn) is a town straddling the border of the counties of Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire in west Wales and lying on the River Teifi; it is also a community entirely within Carmarthenshire.

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Neyland

Neyland is a town and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales, lying on the River Cleddau and the upstream end of the Milford Haven estuary.

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North West England

North West England, one of nine official regions of England, consists of the five counties of Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside.

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Oswestry

Oswestry (Croesoswallt) is a large market town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border.

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Pembroke and Tenby Railway

The Pembroke and Tenby Railway was a locally-promoted railway line in South West Wales.

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Pencader, Carmarthenshire

Pencader is a small village in the Welsh county of Carmarthenshire, and is part of the Community and Parish of Llanfihangel-ar-Arth.

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Plynlimon

Plynlimon (anglicised from Pumlumon in Welsh, meaning "five peaks") is the highest point of the Cambrian Mountains in Wales, and the highest point in Mid Wales.

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Pont-rhyd-y-groes

Pont-rhyd-y-groes (the bridge of the ford of the cross, also Pontrhydygroes) is a village in Ceredigion, Wales located near Cwm Ystwyth and Pont ar Fynach.

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Pontrhydfendigaid

Pontrhydfendigaid is a village in Ceredigion, Wales.

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Port of Liverpool

The Port of Liverpool is the enclosed dock system that runs from Brunswick Dock in Liverpool to Seaforth Dock, Seaforth, on the east side of the River Mersey and the Birkenhead Docks between Birkenhead and Wallasey on the west side of the river.

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Railway Mania

Railway Mania was an instance of speculative frenzy in Britain in the 1840s.

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Rhayader

Rhayader (Rhaeadr Gwy) is a market town, community and electoral ward in Powys, central Wales.

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River Teifi

The River Teifi (Afon Teifi) in Wales forms the boundary for most of its length between the counties of Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, and for the final of its total length of, the boundary between Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire.

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River Ystwyth

The Ystwyth (Afon Ystwyth) is a river in the county of Ceredigion, Wales.

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Severn Valley

The Severn Valley is a rural area of mid-western England, through which the River Severn runs and the Severn Valley Railway steam heritage line operates, starting at its northernmost point in Bridgnorth, Shropshire and running south for 16 miles (26 km) to Ribbesford, a few miles south of Bewdley, Worcestershire in the Wyre Forest.

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Sharp, Stewart and Company

Sharp, Stewart and Company was a steam locomotive manufacturer, initially based in Manchester, England.

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Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, England.

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Slip coach

A slip coach or slip carriage is a British and Irish railway term for passenger rolling stock that is uncoupled from an express train while the train is in motion, then slowed by a guard in the coach using the brakes, bringing it to a stop at the next station.

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South Wales Railway

The South Wales Railway (Rheilffordd De Cymru) was an early main line which connected the Great Western Railway near Gloucester with South Wales.

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Tregaron

Tregaron is a market town in the county of Ceredigion, Wales, lying on the River Brenig (also Brennig), a tributary of the River Teifi.

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Vale of Rheidol Railway

The Vale of Rheidol Railway (Rheilffordd Cwm Rheidol) is a narrow gauge heritage railway, opened in 1902, that runs for between Aberystwyth and Devil's Bridge in the county of Ceredigion, Wales.

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Welshpool

Welshpool (Y Trallwng) is a town in Wales, historically in the county of Montgomeryshire, but currently administered as part of the unitary authority of Powys.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Ysbyty Ystwyth

Ysbyty Ystwyth is a small village in Ceredigion, Wales south southeast of Aberystwyth.

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Ystwyth Trail

The Ystwyth Trail is a multi-use rail trail linking Aberystwyth, Llanfarian, Ystrad Meurig and Tregaron in Ceredigion, Wales.

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References

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

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