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.
Statements (47)
| 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
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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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.