Neath and Brecon Railway (historical)
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The Neath and Brecon Railway was a former railway line in South Wales that linked the industrial valleys and rural communities of Brecknockshire and Glamorgan to the wider British rail network.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Neath and Brecon Railway | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway company
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connectedIndustrialActivity |
coal mining
ⓘ
ironworks ⓘ quarrying ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Brecon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dulais Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Neath NERFINISHED ⓘ Swansea Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Tawe Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | 19th century railway expansion in Britain ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| geographicFeatureCrossed | South Wales Valleys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | South Wales coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | linked remote upland communities to national rail network ⓘ |
| languageOfArea |
English
ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
London and North Western Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mid Wales Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Swansea Vale Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brecknockshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glamorgan NERFINISHED ⓘ South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ county of Brecknock NERFINISHED ⓘ county of Glamorganshire ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Brecon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British railway network ⓘ |
| partOfHistoryOf |
industrial history of South Wales
ⓘ
rail transport in Wales ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| railwaySystem | Great Britain rail system ⓘ |
| railwayType |
branch line network
ⓘ
regional railway ⓘ |
| regionServed | Brecon Beacons area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| served |
industrial valleys of South Wales
ⓘ
rural communities of Brecknockshire ⓘ rural communities of Glamorgan ⓘ |
| status |
closed
ⓘ
disused ⓘ |
| trackType | heavy rail ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
local passenger services
ⓘ
movement of agricultural produce ⓘ movement of coal ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.