Cambrian Railways

"Cambrian Railway" redirects here. For the heritage railway, see Cambrian Heritage Railways.

Cambrian Railways
1920 map of the railway
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length295 miles 24 chains (475.2 km) (1919)[1]
Track length396 miles 79 chains (638.9 km) (1919)[1]
Map from 'Picturesque Wales: a handbook of scenery accessible from the Cambrian Railways'

The Cambrian Railways owned 230 miles (370 km) of track over a large area of mid Wales. The system was an amalgamation of a number of railways that were incorporated in 1864, 1865 and 1904. The Cambrian connected with two larger railways with connections to the northwest of England via the London and North Western Railway, and the Great Western Railway for connections between London and Wales. The Cambrian Railways amalgamated with 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.

  1. ^ a b The Railway Year Book for 1920. London: The Railway Publishing Company Limited. 1920. p. 91.