The Manchester & Milford Railway (and related lines)
History
1854 |
The Carmarthen & Cardigan Railway was incorporated by an Act. |
1860 |
Act passed for the construction between Pencader and Llanidloes, via Devils Bridge with a branch to Aberystywth. |
1864 |
Route changed to make a shorter main line between Pencader and Llanidloes, no longer going via Devils Bridge. |
1866 |
Construction of Aberystwyth branch prioritised due to ongoing problems with the Llangurig area engineering and company finances. |
1867 |
Pencader to Aberystwyth section opened. |
1875 - 1900 |
Manchester and Milford Railway Company in receivership. |
1906 |
Great Western Railway takes over the running of the Manchester and Milford Railway. |
1911 |
Manchester and Milford Railway Company absorbed by the Great Western Railway. |
1911 |
Construction of the Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay railway. |
1964 |
Flood damage near Llanilar closes the north end of the line. |
1965 |
Southern section of line closed to passenger traffic. |
1973 |
Milk traffic from Felin Fach stops and the line is fully closed. |
2008 |
Sections of the trackbed between Aberystwyth to Tregaron are opened as the Ystwyth Trail multi-use path. |
WRRC Line Superintendent
- Contact details for the line superintendent are available in the Members Section >>
WRRC Information Resource files
- For the Manchester & Milford Railway.
- For the Carmarthen & Cardigan Railway.
Locomotive And Rolling Stock totals for selected dates between 1904 and 1906.
- For the Manchester & Milford Railway.
Selected Reading
- A Regional History Great Britain Vol 11 North and Mid Wales. Peter E Baughan, David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7850-3
- A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Vol 12 South Wales. D.S.M. Barrie, David & Charles, 2nd edition 1994. ISBN 0946537-69-0
- The Manchester & Milford Railway. Holden, J.S., Oakwood Press, 2007. ISBN 978 0853616 580.
- South Wales Branch Lines. H. Morgan, Ian Allan Ltd, 1984. ISBN 0711013217
- North Wales Branch line album C. C. Green, Ian Allan, 1983. ISBN 07110-1252-0.
- Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Railway. Cannop_Price, M.R.C., Oakwood Press. ISBN 978 0853617 143
- Aberayron Transport. Cozins, L.
- Aberystwyth to Carmarthen - inc. Aberayron and Newcastle Emlyn. Mitchell & Smith, Middleton Press. ISBN 978 1906008 901
- Teifi Valley Railway. Padfield & Burgess, Laidlaw-Burgess.
- WRRC Journal Volume 1 No.8. Manchester and Milford Bogie Carriages of 1895.
- WRRC Journal Volume 4 No.1. Manchester and Milford Rolling Stock.
- WRRC Journal Volume 4 No.2. The Llangurig Branch.
- Great Western Railway magazine, June & July 1907. The Manchester & Milford Railway - W Lindsey-Badcock.
- Railway Magazine, September 1938 page 203-208. Railways In The Wye Valley. T.R. Perkins.
- Railway Magazine, November 1938 page 355-360. Railways In The Wye Valley. T.R. Perkins.
- Railway Magazine, December 1938 page 435-438. Railways In The Wye Valley. T.R. Perkins.
Notes prepared by Paul Gilson.