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  BBC - Shropshire - History - Cambrian Railways
The 1860s were part of the golden age of railways, when hundreds of small companies sprung up and built tiny branch lines, backed by private investors speculating in the hope of making a fast buck.
Cambrian Railways ran a huge network covering much of north and mid Wales, as Ellesmere and several branch lines centred on Oswestry.
In 1865 The Cambrian Railway company was formed through an amalgamation of smaller companies - and picked Oswestry as its new headquarters.
www.bbc.co.uk /shropshire/history/2003/03/oswestry_railway.shtml   (711 words)

  
 Cambrian Railways - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cambrian connected with two of the larger railways to give connections to the North West of England, via the London and North Western Railway; and with the Great Western Railway for connections between London and North Wales.
The earliest section of the Cambrian was the section from Three Cocks to Talyllyn.
The headquarters of the Cambrian Railways was at Oswestry.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cambrian_Railways   (749 words)

  
 Cambrian Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cambrian Line is a railway from Shrewsbury (in Shropshire, England) to Welshpool, Aberystwyth and Pwllheli.
The railway is very scenic, with parts travelling through the Cambrian Mountains or along the Cambrian Coast.
The Cambrian Railways became part of the Great Western Railway and on nationalisation these lines were operated first by the Western Region of British Railways and later by the London Midland Region.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cambrian_Line   (536 words)

  
 Shropshire Routes to Roots | Transport and Communication | The Cambrian Railways
In 1972 the Cambrian Railways Society was formed to preserve whatever it could of Oswestry's railways.
The Society is based in their depot in the former Cambrian Railways goods yard where they have an extensive museum.
In 1998 the Cambrian Railways Trust came into being with similar aims to the Cambrian Railways Society.
www3.shropshire-cc.gov.uk /roots/packages/tra/tra_c05.htm   (186 words)

  
 Cambrian Railways Society
Formed in 1972, The Cambrian Railways Society Ltd had the idea of using the mothballed Branch Line from Gobowen Station, to Blodwell Quarry.
This remains the target of the Society's Cambrian Project.
Obviously, there would be trackwork to be checked should we acquire control of the branch, but with our volunteers, expertise, etc., we could cover half a mile of straight track in just one weekend.
www.trackbed.com /companies/c/company_cams.htm   (697 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | England | Shropshire | Trains to return to disused line
It is negotiating with Network Rail over the deal and the sale should be completed later this year.
The county council has been seeking a partner to operate the railway.
It will now examine a joint proposal from the Cambrian Railways Society and the Cambrian Railways Trust working together to promote the Cambrian Heritage Railways project.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/shropshire/5172542.stm   (246 words)

  
 Cambrian Railways Trust (Oswestry) | Shropshire County Council
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The Cambrian Railways Trust is working with local councils and rail-users groups towards reopening the Gobowen to Blodwell railway line in North Shropshire, and developing it into a visitor attraction, the Cambrian Heritage Railway.
To visit the Cambrian Railways Trust website for the history of the line and current developments, follow the link.
www.shropshire.gov.uk /community.nsf/open/BA8507972BF18B3A80256D2500312095   (101 words)

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