Cambrian Railways

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Cambrian Railways was a historic railway company in Wales that operated an extensive network of rural lines across mid- and west Wales before becoming part of the Great Western Railway in the early 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct company
railway company
absorbedBy Great Western Railway NERFINISHED
branchLine Barmouth–Ruabon line NERFINISHED
Dolgellau branch NERFINISHED
Moat Lane–Brecon line NERFINISHED
Pwllheli branch
Van Railway branch
connectedTo Great Western Railway NERFINISHED
London and North Western Railway NERFINISHED
Manchester and Milford Railway NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
dateDissolved 1922
era Edwardian era NERFINISHED
Victorian era
fate grouped into Great Western Railway under the Railways Act 1921
gauge standard gauge
headquartersLocation Oswestry NERFINISHED
headquartersRegion Shropshire NERFINISHED
heritage parts of former network now form the Cambrian Line
sections used by preserved and heritage railways in Wales
languageOfLocalities Welsh
languageOfOperations English
locatedIn Wales
mainLine Cambrian main line NERFINISHED
mainLineRoute Whitchurch–Welshpool–Newtown–Machynlleth–Aberystwyth NERFINISHED
networkType rural railway network
notableFor extensive rural network in mid- and west Wales
scenic coastal routes along Cardigan Bay
operatedInRegion Mid Wales NERFINISHED
West Wales NERFINISHED
partOf Great Western Railway network after 1922 NERFINISHED
predecessor Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway NERFINISHED
Newtown and Machynlleth Railway NERFINISHED
Oswestry and Newtown Railway NERFINISHED
Van Railway NERFINISHED
servedTown Aberystwyth NERFINISHED
Barmouth NERFINISHED
Brecon NERFINISHED
Dolgellau NERFINISHED
Machynlleth NERFINISHED
Newtown NERFINISHED
Pwllheli NERFINISHED
Welshpool NERFINISHED
successor Great Western Railway NERFINISHED
trackLength over 300 miles of route at its maximum extent
usedTraction steam locomotives

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Dovey Junction laterCompany Cambrian Railways
Cambrian Heritage Railways namedAfter Cambrian Railways
Shrewsbury–Aberystwyth line openedBy Cambrian Railways
Harlech railway station originalCompany Cambrian Railways
Barmouth railway station preGroupingCompany Cambrian Railways