Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,259 pages of information and 244,500 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway

From Graces Guide
1902. Tank engine built by Avonside Engine Co.

of Llanelly.

1883 A 13 mile line that was opened, having taken over the Carmarthenshire Railway. Seven miles of this line had gradients of 1 in 40. [1]

1908 The line is 12 miles in length, and is worked by John Waddell and Sons. [2]

1923 Became part of the Great Western Railway. [3]

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. Encyclopedia of British Railway Companies by Christopher Awdry. Published 1990
  2. The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
  3. Wikipedia