Sirhowy Railway
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The Sirhowy Railway was a historic Welsh railway line that played a key role in transporting coal and iron through the Sirhowy Valley during the industrial era.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sirhowy Tramroad | 1 |
| former Sirhowy Railway | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic railway
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connectedValley | Sirhowy Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasRouteThrough |
Blackwood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ebbw Vale NERFINISHED ⓘ Newport area NERFINISHED ⓘ Sirhowy NERFINISHED ⓘ Tredegar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important route for export of coal and iron from South Wales
ⓘ
key role in development of Sirhowy Valley ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | heavy rail ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Monmouthshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sirhowy Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ historic county of Monmouthshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | River Sirhowy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | South Wales industrial transport network ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
transport of coal
ⓘ
transport of iron ⓘ |
| purpose |
freight transport
ⓘ
support of heavy industry ⓘ |
| railwayType | freight railway ⓘ |
| region | Valleys of South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIndustry |
coal industry
ⓘ
iron industry ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| transportedCommodity |
coal
ⓘ
finished iron products ⓘ iron ⓘ iron ore ⓘ |
| usedFor |
movement of finished iron to ports and markets
ⓘ
movement of raw materials to ironworks ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
former Sirhowy Railway
this entity surface form:
Sirhowy Tramroad