RAILSCOT | London and North Western Railway South Wales

London and North Western Railway South Wales

Dates

01/09/1867	Beaufort Ironworks Tramway, London and North Western Railway South Wales Link between lines opened.
01/01/1873	London and North Western Railway South Wales Line extended to Dowlais Top and Ivor Junction with the Brecon and Merthyr Railway and access to Dowlais Lloyd Street and the Dowlais Iron Company.
/11/1873	London and North Western Railway South Wales Bill for line to Merthyr and the Brecon and Merthyr Railway, Vale of Neath Railway and Geothin Railway.
18/05/1874	London and North Western Railway South Wales, Brecon and Merthyr Railway London and North Western Railway agrees to withdraw Merthyr bill in exchange for joint ownership of the Brecon and Merthyr Railway branch from Dowlais to Merthyr. A link was to be opened from Penywern Junction, by Ivor Junction, and run from there to Morlais on the Brecon and Merthyr Railway.
14/06/1874	London and North Western Railway South Wales Morlais Tunnel completed.
16/07/1874	London and North Western Railway South Wales Act for extension from Penywern Junction to Morlais.
14/02/1881	London and North Western Railway South Wales Cwmbargoed Junction to Cwmbargoed (LNWR) opened.
04/05/1885	London and North Western Railway South Wales Dowlais High Street opened, through trains to Merthyr stop using Dowlais Lloyd Street, and Dowlais Top closed.
/ /1937	London and North Western Railway South Wales Cwmbargoed branch closed.
22/11/1954	London and North Western Railway South Wales Freight services transferred to Great Western Railway routes.
06/01/1958	London and North Western Railway South Wales Closed to passengers.