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Railway in Wales
The Llangollen and Corwen Railway was formed as a continuation of the
Vale of Llangollen Railway to continue the line along the Dee Valley a further 9
miles 50
chains (15.5 km) to
Corwen. This was opened on throughout on 8 May 1865 and was worked by the
Great Western Railway and subsequently the
Western Region of British Railways.
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It was closed by British Railways in 1968, but the line survives today, and has operated as a
heritage railway since 1981.
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References
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^ Baughan, Peter E. (1980). North and Mid Wales. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 138.
ISBN
0-7153-7850-3.
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^ Heath, Mike (2005). The Llangollen railway. Tiverton: Halsgrove. p. 3.
ISBN
1841144436.
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Great Western Railway |
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Aberdare Railway
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Aberdare Valley Railway
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Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
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Alexandra Docks and Railway
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Bala and Dolgelly Railway
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Bala and Festiniog Railway
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Barry Dock and Railway
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Barry Railway
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Blaenavon Tramroad
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Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
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Brecon and Merthyr Railway
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Bridgend Railway
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Bristol and South Wales Union Railway
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Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway
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Cambrian Railways
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Cardiff Railway
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Cardiff and Ogmore Railway
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Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway
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Carmarthenshire Railway
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Clarbeston Road and Letterston Railway
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Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway
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Corris Railway
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Corwen and Bala Railway
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Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway
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Ely and Clydach Valleys Railway
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Ely Valley Railway
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Ely Valley Extension Railway
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Gwendraeth Valleys Railway
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Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway
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Kington Tramway
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Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway
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Llancaiach Branch
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Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway
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Llanidloes and Newtown Railway
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Llangollen and Corwen Railway
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Llangurig branch
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Llantrisant and Taff Vale Junction Railway
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Llynvi and Ogmore Railway
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Maerdy Branch
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Manchester and Milford Railway
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Mawddwy Railway
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Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway
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Mid-Wales Railway
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Monmouth and Hereford Railway
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Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
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Narberth Road and Maenclochog Railway
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Neath and Brecon Railway
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Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
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Newtown and Machynlleth Railway
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North Pembrokeshire and Fishguard Railway
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North Wales Mineral Railway
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Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway
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Oswestry and Newtown Railway
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Pembroke and Tenby Railway
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Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway
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Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway
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Port Talbot Railway
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Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
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Rhymney Railway
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Rumney Railway
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Ross and Monmouth Railway
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Shrewsbury and Chester Railway
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Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction Railway
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South Wales Railway
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Taff Vale Railway
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Tanat Valley Light Railway
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Vale of Glamorgan Railway
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Vale of Llangollen Railway
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Vale of Neath Railway
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Vale of Rheidol Railway
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Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
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West Midland Railway
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Whitland and Cardigan Railway
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Wye Valley Railway
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Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway
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London and North Western Railway | |
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