Cambrian Railways era
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The Cambrian Railways era refers to the historical period when the Cambrian Railways company operated an extensive network of rural railway lines across mid and west Wales and the English borderlands before its absorption into the Great Western Railway in the early 20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
ⓘ
railway history era ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
railway lines in the English borderlands
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rural railway lines in mid Wales ⓘ rural railway lines in west Wales ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Great Western Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cross-border rail links between Wales and England ⓘ rural communities in Wales ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
independent operation of Cambrian Railways
ⓘ
operation of an extensive rural railway network ⓘ |
| endedWith | absorption of Cambrian Railways into the Great Western Railway ⓘ |
| followedBy | Great Western Railway era in mid and west Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | contributed to development of Welsh rural towns ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
facilitated transport of agricultural produce
ⓘ
supported rural passenger travel ⓘ |
| hasKeyOrganization | Cambrian Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext |
English
ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
English–Welsh borderlands
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ mid Wales ⓘ west Wales ⓘ |
| mainTopic | Cambrian Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of British railways
ⓘ
history of rail transport in Wales ⓘ |
| precededBy | pre-railway transport era in mid and west Wales ⓘ |
| railNetworkType |
rural railway network
ⓘ
secondary and branch railway lines ⓘ |
| temporalRelation | before full integration into Great Western Railway in early 20th century ⓘ |
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