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Llangurig branch

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| 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. [1]

53 relations: A470 road, Aberystwyth, Act of Parliament, American Civil War, Brecon, British Rail, Builth Wells, Cambrian Mountains, Cambrian Railways, Cardiff, Carmarthen, Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway, Carmarthen–Aberystwyth line, Cefn Croes Wind Farm, Civil engineering, Cotton, Crewe, David Davies (industrialist), Devil's Bridge, Great Western Railway, List of unused railways, Llandinam, Llangurig, Llangurig railway station, Llanidloes, Llanidloes and Newtown Railway, Llanidloes railway station, Llanrug, London and North Western Railway, Manchester, Manchester and Milford Railway, Merthyr Tydfil, Mid-Wales Railway, Midland Railway, Milford Haven, Neath, Newtown, Powys, North Wales, North West England, Ordnance Survey, Oswestry and Newtown Railway, Overend, Gurney and Company, Pembroke and Tenby Railway, River Ystwyth, The Midlands, Thomas Savin, United Kingdom, United States, Victorian era, Wales, ..., West Wales, Ysbyty Ystwyth, Ystrad Meurig. Expand index (3 more) »

A470 road

The A470, also referred to as the Cardiff to Glan Conwy Trunk Road, is a long road in Wales that connects Cardiff on the south coast to Llandudno on the north coast.

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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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Act of Parliament

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

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.

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Brecon

Brecon (Aberhonddu), archaically known as Brecknock, is a market town and community in Powys, Wales, with a population in 2001 of 7,901, increasing to 8,250 at the 2011 census.

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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 Wells

Builth Wells (Llanfair ym Muallt) is a town and electoral ward in the county of Powys, within the historic boundaries of Brecknockshire, mid Wales, lying at the confluence of the River Wye and the River Irfon, in the Welsh (or Upper) section of the Wye Valley.

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Cambrian Mountains

The Cambrian Mountains (Mynyddoedd Cambria, in a narrower sense: Elenydd) are a series of mountain ranges in 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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Carmarthen

Carmarthen (Caerfyrddin, "Merlin's fort") is the county town of Carmarthenshire in 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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Carmarthen–Aberystwyth line

The Carmarthen–Aberystwyth line was originally a standard-gauge branch line of the Great Western Railway (GWR) in Wales, connecting Carmarthen and Aberystwyth.

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Cefn Croes Wind Farm

Cefn Croes is a wind farm in Ceredigion, Wales.

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Civil engineering

Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewerage systems, pipelines, and railways.

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Cotton

Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae.

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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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David Davies (industrialist)

David Davies (18 December 1818 – 20 July 1890) was a Welsh industrialist and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1874 and 1886.

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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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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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List of unused railways

This list of never used railways and railway infrastructure comprises as following.

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Llandinam

Llandinam is a village and community in Powys, central Wales, between Newtown and Llanidloes, located on the A470.

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Llangurig

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

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Llangurig railway station

Llangurig railway station was intended to serve the village and rural locale of Llangurig in the Welsh county of Powys.

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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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Llanrug

Llanrug (or Llanfihangel-yn-y-grug) is a large village and community in Gwynedd, north-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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Manchester

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

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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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Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Tydfil (Merthyr Tudful) is a large town in Wales, with a population of about 63,546, situated approximately north of Cardiff.

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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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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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Milford Haven

Milford Haven (Aberdaugleddau, meaning "mouth of the two Rivers Cleddau") is a town and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

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Neath

Neath (Castell-nedd) is a town and community situated in the principal area of Neath Port Talbot, Wales with a population of 19,258 in 2011.

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Newtown, Powys

Newtown (Y Drenewydd) is the largest town in the county of Powys, Wales.

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North Wales

North Wales (Gogledd Cymru) is an unofficial region of Wales.

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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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Ordnance Survey

Ordnance Survey (OS) is a national mapping agency in the United Kingdom which covers the island of Great Britain.

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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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Overend, Gurney and Company

Overend, Gurney & Company was a London wholesale discount bank, known as "the bankers' bank", which collapsed in 1866 owing about £11 million, equivalent to £ million in.

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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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River Ystwyth

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

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The Midlands

The Midlands is a cultural and geographic area roughly spanning central England that broadly corresponds to the early medieval Kingdom of Mercia.

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Thomas Savin

Thomas Savin (1826 – 23 July 1889) was a British railway engineer who was the contractor who built many railways in Wales and the Welsh borders from 1857 to 1866.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Victorian era

In the history of the United Kingdom, the Victorian era was the period of Queen Victoria's reign, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901.

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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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West Wales

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

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Ysbyty Ystwyth

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

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Ystrad Meurig

Ystrad Meurig (or Ystradmeurig) is a village and community in Ceredigion, Wales.

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References

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

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