Taff Vale Railway
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Taff Vale Railway was a historic Welsh railway company that played a key role in transporting coal and passengers in South Wales during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taff Vale Railway canonical | 3 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic railway
ⓘ
railway company ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
facilitated industrial development in South Wales
ⓘ
supported coal mining industry in South Wales ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation | Cardiff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRouteType |
branch lines
ⓘ
main line ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | defunct railway company ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| namedAfter | River Taff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCargo | coal ⓘ |
| operatedFor | both freight and passenger services ⓘ |
| operatedInArea | coalfield regions of South Wales ⓘ |
| partOf | British railway network ⓘ |
| primaryRegionServed | Taff Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| region | Glamorganshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | link between coal mines and ports in South Wales ⓘ |
| serviceType |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| significance |
key role in transporting coal in South Wales
ⓘ
key role in transporting passengers in South Wales ⓘ |
| transportedCommodity |
general goods
ⓘ
iron ⓘ |
| transportMode | railway ⓘ |
| usedTraction | steam locomotives ⓘ |
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