Cambrian Railways
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[edit]General
Cambrian Railways owned a total of 230 miles of track, over a large area of mid-Wales. The system was an amalgamation of a number of railways which were incorporated in 1864, 1865 and 1904. The Cambrian connected with two of the larger railways to give connections to the North West of England, via the London and North Western Railway; and with the Great Western Railway for connections between London and North Wales. The Cambrian Railways were absorbed by the Great Western Railway on 1 January 1922 as a result of the Railways Act 1921. The name is continued today in the route known as the Cambrian Line.
[edit]Feeder lines
The Cambrian had "junctions" with many of the independent Welsh lines, including:
[edit]Narrow gauge
- FR Co. at Minffordd railway station
- Corris Railway at Machynlleth
- Talyllyn Railway at Tywyn
- Plynlimon and Hafan Tramway at Llanfihangel (later Llandre)
- Kerry Tramway at Kerry, Powys
[edit]Standard gauge
- Potteries, Shrewsbury & North Wales Railway## and later later ' Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway at Llanymynech
[edit]See also
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