Transport in Ceredigion - Vale of Rheidol Railway, Teifi Valley Railway, A44 Road, A477 Road, A484 Road, A478 Road, A482 Road, B4574 Road (Paperback)

Chapters: Vale of Rheidol Railway, Teifi Valley Railway, A44 Road, A477 Road, A484 Road, A478 Road, A482 Road, B4574 Road, A475 Road, Ystwyth Trail, A485 Road. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 43. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Vale of Rheidol Railway (VoR, Welsh: Rheilffordd Dyffryn Rheidol ) is a narrow-gauge in (603 mm) gauge heritage railway that runs for miles (18.91 km) between Aberystwyth and Devil's Bridge in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. It was the last line to be operated by steam as part of the nationalised British Railways network, until it was privatised in 1989. A narrow gauge railway in the area of Aberystwyth was first proposed after the initial route planned for the Manchester and Milford Railway, from Llanidloes to Aberystwyth via Devil's Bridge, was altered and then abandoned before construction started. The original primary purpose of the line was to carry timber and ore from the Rheidol valley to the sea and the main line railway at Aberystwyth. Many lead mines in the valley were producing ore at the end of the 19th century. Construction was begun in 1901 following an Act of Parliament in 1897. Rock was hand-hewn instead of being blasted, in order to save money. By the time the railway was ready to open in 1902, lead mining in Ceredigion was in steep decline. However a significant growth in tourism was under way, and passengers soon became the principal traffic of the railway. It opened for mineral traffic in August 1902 and for passengers on 22 December 1902. During World War I military camps in the valley and the need for timber for the war effort meant that freight became the principal revenue source for a short while. On 1 July 1913, the line was absorbed by the Cambrian Railways. It was subsequently grouped into the Great Western Railway (GWR) in...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=130911