Swansea Vale Railway
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The Swansea Vale Railway was a historic railway line in South Wales that primarily served the industrial and mining communities of the Swansea Valley.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swansea Vale Railway canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway company
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Midland Railway system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neath and Brecon Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Swansea NERFINISHED ⓘ Swansea Docks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| heritage | considered part of Welsh railway history ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | supported industrial development of Swansea Valley ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swansea NERFINISHED ⓘ Swansea Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedForTraffic | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| partOf | South Wales industrial railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
transport of coal
ⓘ
transport of industrial goods ⓘ |
| regionServed | Glamorganshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| served |
industrial communities of the Swansea Valley
ⓘ
mining communities of the Swansea Valley ⓘ |
| servedIndustry |
coal mining
ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ metal industries ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| typeOfTraffic |
freight
ⓘ
passenger ⓘ |
| usedFor | export of coal through Swansea docks ⓘ |
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