Vale of Towy Railway
| Vale of Towy Railway Act 1854 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Citation | 17 & 18 Vict. c. cl |
The Vale of Towy Railway (VoTR) was a Welsh railway that provided an 11.25 mile-long extension of the Llanelly Railway from Llandeilo to Llandovery. It was incorporated by act of Parliament (UK), the Vale of Towy Railway Act 1854 (17 & 18 Vict. c. cl), of 10 July 1854 and opened on 1 April 1858.[1]
Overview
[edit]The VoTR was a standard gauge route that provided an alternative to the Great Western Railway and Llandovery became a potential endpoint for other rail companies in North Wales and the West of England.
Stations
[edit]Intermediate stations were built at (from north to south) Llanwrda, Llangadog, Glanrhyd Halt (closed) and Talley Road Halt (closed).
The route today
[edit]The route remains in use as part of the Heart of Wales Line.
References
[edit]- ^ Baughan page 203
- Wignall, C J (1985). Complete British Railway Maps and Gazetteer (1825 - 1985). Poole, UK: Oxford Publishing Company. p. 19. ISBN 0-86093-294-X.
- "Vale of Towy Railway". RailScot. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
- Baughan, Peter E. (1980). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Volume 11 North and Mid Wales (1st ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-7850-3. OCLC 6823219.
- Baughan, Peter E. (1991). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Volume 11 North and Mid Wales (2nd ed.). Nairn: David St John Thomas. ISBN 0-9465-3759-3. OCLC 26361284.
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