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Mid-Wales Railway

Index Mid-Wales Railway

The Mid-Wales Railway (MWR) was an early railway company operating in Mid-Wales. [1]

44 relations: Aberystwyth, Admiral of the fleet, Brecknockshire, Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway, British Rail, Builth Road railway station, Cambrian Line, Cambrian Railways, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Gobowen railway station, Great Western Railway, Heart of Wales line, Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway, John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, Liverpool, Llandovery, Llangurig branch, Llanidloes, Llanidloes and Newtown Railway, Llanidloes railway station, Manchester and Milford Railway, Midland Railway, Montgomeryshire, Neath and Brecon Railway, Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway, Oswestry and Newtown Railway, Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway, Potteries, Shrewsbury and North Wales Railway, Royal Navy, Scapa Flow, Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway, Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway, Shrewsbury–Chester line, South Wales Coalfield, South Wales Main Line, Swansea docks, Swansea Vale Railway, Talyllyn Junction railway station, Three Cocks, West Wales, World War I, Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway, Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway.

Aberystwyth

Aberystwyth (Mouth of the Ystwyth) is a historic market town, administrative centre, and holiday resort within Ceredigion, West Wales, often colloquially known as Aber.

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Admiral of the fleet

An admiral of the fleet or fleet admiral (sometimes also known as admiral of the navy or grand admiral) is a military naval officer of the highest rank.

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Brecknockshire

Brecknockshire (Sir Frycheiniog), also known as the County of Brecknock, Breconshire, or the County of Brecon is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, and a former administrative county.

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Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway

The Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway (B&MR) was a railway company in Wales.

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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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Builth Road railway station

Builth Road railway station is a station primarily serving the town of Builth Wells, in mid Wales.

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Cambrian Line

The Cambrian Line (Welsh: Rheilffordd y Cambrian) is a railway that runs from Shrewsbury (in Shropshire, England) to Aberystwyth (in Ceredigion) and Pwllheli (in Gwynedd), both on the west coast of Wales.

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Cambrian Railways

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

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Cardiff

Cardiff (Caerdydd) is the capital of, and largest city in, Wales, and the eleventh-largest city in the United Kingdom.

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Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire (Sir Gaerfyrddin; or informally Sir Gâr) is a unitary authority in the southwest of Wales and is the largest of the thirteen historic counties of Wales.

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Gobowen railway station

Gobowen railway station is a railway station on the Shrewsbury to Chester Line of the former Great Western Railway's London Paddington to Birkenhead Woodside via Birmingham Snow Hill line, serving the small town of Gobowen in Shropshire, 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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Heart of Wales line

The Heart of Wales line (Rheilffordd Calon Cymru) is a railway line running from Craven Arms in Shropshire to Llanelli in southwest Wales.

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Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway

The Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway (HH&BR) was a railway company that built a line between Hereford in England and a junction with the Mid-Wales Railway at Three Cocks Junction.

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John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe

Admiral of the Fleet John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, (5 December 1859 – 20 November 1935) was a Royal Navy officer.

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Liverpool

Liverpool is a city in North West England, with an estimated population of 491,500 in 2017.

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Llandovery

Llandovery (Llanymddyfri) is a community and market town in Carmarthenshire, Wales.

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Llangurig branch

| The Llangurig branch was a part of a proposed scheme by the Manchester and Milford Railway (M&MR) to connect industrialised Northwest England with the West Wales deep water port of Milford Haven.

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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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Llanidloes railway station

Llanidloes railway station was a large junction railway station in Llanidloes, Powys, Wales.

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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.

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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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Montgomeryshire

Montgomeryshire, also known as Maldwyn (Sir Drefaldwyn meaning "the Shire of Baldwin's town") is one of thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales.

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Neath and Brecon Railway

The Dulas Valley Mineral Railway was incorporated in 1862 to bring coal from the Onllwyn area north-east of Neath to the quays there, and in the following year was reconstituted as the Neath and Brecon Railway.

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Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway

The Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway was a railway company formed to connect the places in its name.

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Oswestry and Newtown Railway

The Oswestry and Newtown Railway was a railway line that ran from Mid Wales to the Shropsire border town of Oswestry, later a constituent part of the Cambrian Railways.

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Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway

The Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway was a railway line that ran from Oswestry in Shropshire to Whitchurch, Shropshire, via Ellesmere and the Welsh borders.

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Potteries, Shrewsbury and North Wales Railway

| The Potteries, Shrewsbury & North Wales Railway, (locally known as the 'Potts'), was a project to build a line from the Potteries via Market Drayton, Shropshire, to quarries at Nantmawr and Criggion, Wales.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.

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Scapa Flow

Scapa Flow viewed from its eastern end in June 2009 Scapa Flow is a body of water in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, sheltered by the islands of Mainland, Graemsay, Burray,S.

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Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway

The Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway was an independently developed English railway, the first to run train services in Herefordshire.

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Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway

|The Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway (S&WR) was a standard gauge railway which connected the towns of Shrewsbury and Welshpool.

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Shrewsbury–Chester line

The Shrewsbury–Chester line, also known as the Severn–Dee Mainline (after the rivers on which Shrewsbury and Chester stand), was built in 1846 as the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway.

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South Wales Coalfield

The South Wales Coalfield (Welsh: Maes glo De Cymru) is a large region of south Wales that is rich in coal deposits, especially the South Wales Valleys.

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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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Swansea docks

Swansea Docks is the collective name for several docks in Swansea, Wales.

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Swansea Vale Railway

The Swansea Vale Railway (SVR) was a railway line connecting the port of Swansea in South Wales to industries and coalfields along the River Tawe on the northern margin of Swansea, by taking over a tramroad in 1846.

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Talyllyn Junction railway station

Talyllyn Junction was a railway junction located east of Brecon, Powys, opened in 1863.

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Three Cocks

Three Cocks or Aberllynfi is a village near Glasbury in Powys, Wales.

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West Wales

West Wales (Gorllewin Cymru) is the western region of Wales.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway

| The Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway was a railway line that ran from Wrexham in North Wales, to Ellesmere in Shropshire, England.

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Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway

The Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway (WMCQR) was incorporated on 7 August 1862 to build a line from Wrexham to Buckley.

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Redirects here:

Mid Wales Line, Mid Wales Railway, Mid-wales line.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Wales_Railway

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