A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: South wales, by D.S. M. Barrie, 2nd. ed

Aberdare Aberdare Valley Abergavenny August authorised Bargoed Barry Railway became Blaenavon Branch Brecon Brecon & Merthyr bridge Bridgend British Briton Ferry Brunel Brynmawr Burry Port Caerphilly canal Carmarthen closed closure coal coalfield Colliery company's connection depot Dowlais Duffryn east Ebbw Vale engines Fishguard former freight traffic Glamorganshire gradients GWR main line Halt Harbour Hereford incorporated industrial iron Ironworks January Joint Line July Junction June later lease Llanelly Llantrisant Llynvi LNWR locomotives loop Midland miles million tons mineral Monmouthshire Nantyglo Newport November October Ogmore opened Paddington passenger service passenger station passenger trains Pembroke Penarth platform Pontypool Road Pontypridd Port Talbot rail Railway Company Rhondda Rhymney Railway River route running powers September side Sirhowy South Wales Railway steam Street Swansea Bay terminal track tramroad Tredegar Treforest Treherbert Tunnel Vale of Glamorgan Vale of Neath Valleys line viaduct wagons Welsh Western Valleys Whitland Yard