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Topic: Vale of Glamorgan Railway

	Glamorgan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Glamorgan or Morgannwg is a maritime traditional county of Wales, UK, and was previously a medieval kingdom or principality.
		The county is bounded to the north by Brecknockshire, east by Monmouthshire, south by the Bristol Channel, and west by Carmarthenshire and Carmarthen Bay.
		The Vale of Glamorgan, a lowland area mainly comprising farmland and small villages stretches across most of the south of the county from Porthcawl to Cardiff.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Glamorgan (396 words)

	LLANTRISANT - LoveToKnow Article on LLANTRISANT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		, a small town and a contributory parliamentary borough of Glamorganshire, Wales, picturesquely situated with a southern aspect, commanding a fine view of the vale of Glamorgan, in a pass on the mountain range which separates that vale from the valley of the Taff.
		In 1426 the then lord of Glamorgan, Richard, 5th earl of Warwick, granted to the residents a charter confirming grants made by his predecessors in 1346, 1397 and 1424.
		The corporation was abolished in i 883, and its property (including 284 acres of common land) is administered by a town trust under a scheme of the charity commissioners.
	www.87.1911encyclopedia.org /L/LL/LLANTRISANT.htm (368 words)

	Vale of Glamorgan Railway
		Known then as Butetown Historic Railway Society, the aim was to restore the derelict Taff Vale Railway station and establish a steam hauled passenger service from Bute Road to the city centre.
		Vale Of Glamorgan Railway Company had moved all its rolling stock and equipment to Barry Island where a large new purpose built shed and maintenance base was occupied.
		At the same time the station building at Barry Island constructed by the Barry Railway in 1896 were completely renovated for the Vale Of Glamorgan Railway Company's use.
	www.trackbed.com /vogr/company_vogr.htm (652 words)

	Bridgend (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Bridgend (Welsh: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr) is a town in the traditional county of Glamorgan and the main town in the county borough of Bridgend.
		The Great Western Railway arrived and Bridgend was at the junction between the main London to Fishguard line and the branch to the three valleys.
		Coal trains regularly sent coal down the valleys and with the opening of the Vale of Glamorgan railway, coal could be sent directly to port at Barry or through other branch lines to Porthcawl.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/B/Bridgend.htm (1537 words)

	The Stanier O6 (8F) 2-8-0s
		In 1943, the LNER informed the Ministry of War Transport that it was prepared to pay for and absorb up to 100 of the type, as long as they could cancel all outstanding orders at the end of the war.
		Enginemen in the Scottish Area called the LMS "The Caley" after the former Caledonian Railway, and this name was carried over to the new O6 locomotives.
		48518 is currently based at the Vale of Glamorgan Railway awaiting restoration.
	www.lner.info /locos/O/o6.shtml (592 words)

	Body (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		To the West the nominally independent Vale of Glamorgan Railway was owned and operated by the Barry Railway and opened in 1897.
		For a railway intended to move coal this line supported a surprising number of passenger services with running powers over the GWR to gain access to Cardiff.
		Goods stock was painted red oxide with white lettering B R usually 24 inches high, the numbers were found in the lower left, with load and tare details in italic script in the lower right.
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /gansg/00-app2/gwr/br.htm (239 words)

	Links
		The Amerton Railway 2' gauge on a farm in Staffordshire
		Railway Age Crewe Much to interest the signaling enthusiast, but otherwise a depressingly shoddy museum that seems to have achieved amazingly little in a long period of time.
		Railway Preservation Society of Ireland Preserves and runs stock on the Irish mainline.
	www.geocities.com /manchesterlines/linkstxt.html (697 words)

	Steam Locomotives of The Battlefield Line Railway
		It is no stranger to passenger work as daily workman’s trains consisting of a very fine Midland Railway coach, similar to our No.2540, operated between the works and Irlam BR station 2 miles distant, until the late 1950’s.
		Use of the railway had ceased by 1966 when both locos were sold to the Dunlop Rubber Co. Ltd., Birmingham.
		When the Butetown Historic Railway Society moved to Barry Island it became the Vale of Glamorgan Railway Compamy (VoGRC).
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/ChrisSimmons/STEAM_locomotives.htm (1523 words)

	GENUKI: Glamorgan Book List
		Glamorgan and Gower : being a second impression of "In the March and Borderland of Wales" relating to this county.
		Glamorgan Agriculture in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries.
		Ghosts and legends of the Vale of Neath.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/wal/GLA/Books2.html (9101 words)

	Vale of Glamorgan Railway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Relocation became a priority, and eventually agreement was reached with the Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council to move the Society's base to Barry Island, where its dream of a rail heritage centre could be realised.
		The Vale of Glamorgan Railway Company moved from its base at Bute Street in Cardiff, adjacent to Cardiff Bay (formerly Bute Road) station in February and March 1997.
		Although a final strategy for the facility has yet to be made, the railway hopes to be granted use of at least part of the facility, which will greatly enhance the scope of the heritage centre, and provide a link to the national railway network.
	users.aol.com /WalesRails/vogrs.htm (2832 words)

	GENUKI: Barry
		On the summit of the cliff are the foundations of an ancient chapel, and on the mainland is the gateway of a medieval castle."
		Here is a substantial reading list of books which relate to Glamorgan, either county or parish.
		A transcription of the registers is available from the Glamorgan Family History Society for the years: Baptisms, 1724-1900, Marriages, 1724-1837, Burials, 1724-1900.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/wal/GLA/Barry (603 words)

	Vale_of_Glamorgan_Line (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Vale of Glamorgan Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Bridgend via Barry, Rhoose and Llantwit Major.
		As its names suggests, the line runs through the Vale of Glamorgan.
		There is also a connection with the heritage operation of the Vale of Glamorgan Railway Centre at Barry Island.
	www.freecaviar.com /search.php?title=Vale_of_Glamorgan_Line (235 words)

	What's New at WalesRails, the survey of railways in Wales
		Wales and Borders and Cardiff Railway Company services in Wales are now operated by Arriva Trains Wales which took over the franchise on December 7 2003.
		Arriva Trains Wales opened the Vale of Glamorgan Line on June 12 2005, and the page on the Cardiff to Barry Island Branch has been expanded to include the new line to Bridgend and its intermediate stations at Rhoose and Llantwit Major
		For the fifth year running, the Talyllyn Railway was first on the field with its 2005 timetable, followed by the Gwili, Ffestiniog, Welsh Highland Railway (Caernarfon), Vale of Glamorgan and Fairbourne and Barmouth Railways,
	members.aol.com /Walesrails/whatsnew.htm (585 words)

	Transport Diversions Emporium - VALE OF GLAMORGAN RAILWAY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Colin Chapman continues his excellent surveys of railways in South Wales turning his attention this time to the Barry Railway's route from Barry to Bridgend which runs via Rhoose, Aberthaw and Llantwit Major and remains open as a freight only line in the 1990s.
		NELSON and YNYSYBWL BRANCHES of the TAFF VALE RAILWAY
		RAILWAYS TO NEW HOLLAND AND THE HUMBER FERRIES
	www.transportdiversions.com /catalog.asp?pubid=1308 (217 words)

	Preserved Diesels - News & Updates
		D9521 is out at the Vale of Glamorgan Railway this weekend running a shuttle service between Barry Island and the Waterfront in conjunction with the annual Barry Waterfront Festival.
		The Wensleydale Railway have a regular daily diesel diagram starting on August 1st with the departure from Leeming Bar at 1635 and from Redmire at 1735 being hauled by one of the lines class 31 or 37s.
		The Spa Valley Railway are holding an event to mark the 20th anniversary of the closure of the line on 2nd and 3rd July.
	www.preserved-diesels.co.uk /news/2005.htm (12300 words)

	Wales on the Web: Museums in your area
		This is part of the WalesRails website and provides details of the Barry Island Railway Heritage Museum in the Vale of Glamorgan.
		The resource also has details of the Vale of Glamorgan Railway Company, special events and of the the rolling stock at the museum.
		The artefacts cover the areas of crime and punishment, trade, commerce, the Taff Vale Railway, the Lords of Llanblethian, the history of Cowbridge Fire Brigade, Cowbridge at war, schools, churches, fossils, minerals and Roman, Victorian and Edwardian Cowbridge.
	www.walesontheweb.org /cayw/index/en/069/0989 (166 words)

	BARRY - Online Information article about BARRY
		terminus on the Barry• railway, which starts at Hafod in the See also:
		Rhondda Valley, where it joins the Taff Vale railway, having also junctions with the same See also:
		The Vale of Glamorgan railway (which is worked by the Barry See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /BAR_BEC/BARRY.html (1206 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Wales \| Delay in Vale rail opening
		Plans to reopen the Vale of Glamorgan railway line to passengers face fresh delays.
		It had originally been hoped trains would start using the route in the spring of this year but now it has emerged that is unlikely to happen before 2005.
		The reopening of the line - originally closed by a Beeching cut back in 1964 - through the Vale of Glamorgan to passengers is one of the Assembly Government's flagship rail projects.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/wales/3055584.stm (221 words)

	Buy Transport Books Online UK
		Railway Liveries: Br Traction 1948-1995 - The Era Of Nationalisation
		Sr 150: A Century And A Half Of The Southern Railway
		Stations And Structures Of The Settle & Carlisle Railway
	www.book-shop-uk.co.uk /uk-500-35300.html (1232 words)

	Great Western Railway
		National Railway Museum, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway, Tyseley Locomotive Works, Paignton and Dartmouth Railway and Didcot Railway Centre.
		Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (on loan from the Swindon and Cricklade Railway)
		Dean Forest Railway (on loan from the Severn Valley Railway)
	homepage.ntlworld.com /malc.thompson26/locos/gwr.htm (191 words)

	GLAMORGAN FAMILY HISTORY
		An index to railway companies which operated in South Wales before the Nationalisation of Railways in 1947 Brief Histories of the estates of the Gentry in and around Cardiff Cardiff Chronology Part 1 to 1699
		website for this Vale of Glamorgan village and the Llancarfan Society of which I am a member.
		There are sections on Non-conformist preachers, Vale women, Farms and farmers, the old Welsh squires and many more fascinating subjects.
	www.angelfire.com /ga/BobSanders/site.html (1415 words)

	The Celtic Ocean Guide - Attractions
		A railway line operating steam and diesel trains.
		The railway is operated by volunteers, many of whom worked with British Railways; These people also restore and maintain the vintage railway vehicles and buildings.
		Steam trains run weekends from mid-June to mid-September and on Bank Holiday weekends in May. There is a special event each month in the season, also at Easter and Christmas.
	www.celticocean.co.uk /Attractions/itemTitle.asp?id=1 (162 words)

	I am absolutely delighted with the...: 14 Jan 2002: House of Commons debates (TheyWorkForYou.com)
		I am absolutely delighted with the statement in the plan that the vale of Glamorgan railway line will go ahead, and that it will do so on time.
		However, given the timetable and the fact that new franchises are to be drawn up for Wales and the borders, it is unlikely that the new franchisee will be in place before the line is up and running.
		Friend ask the SRA to ensure that, in any new franchise bids, new rolling stock is specified by the successful company for the provision of that minimum service on the new vale of Glamorgan line?
	www.theyworkforyou.com /debate?id=2002-01-14.46.2 (145 words)

	[No title]
		The following chronology covers the main elements of the history of Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan and some of the surrounding areas eg the Watford area of Caerphilly, Tongwynlais and Pentyrch mainly for the period up to 1960 with a few later events.
		It is intended to be of use to people researching their family history in the area, in order to provide a background to their research and maybe some pointers as to why their ancestors lived where they did or moved in or out of the area.
		1894 = Vale of Glamorgan Railway from Barry to Bridgend commenced
	www.angelfire.com /ga/BobSanders/CDFF3.html (5675 words)

	www.gwales.com - 0901283126, Rails to the Vale - The Story of the Vale of Glamorgan Line
		Rails to the Vale - The Story of the Vale of Glamorgan Line
		Publication Date February 1998 by Railway Development Society South Wales, Y Fenni
		Recollections of the Vale of Glamorgan railway line in its heyday and its effect on local communities, together with details of innovative proposals relating to the future restoration of passenger services.
	www.gwales.com /goto/biblio/en/0901283126 (137 words)

	Preserved British steam locomotives
		Please note that the locations given below are as per November 1997 and therefore liable to have
		Contact the various railway centres with regards to locomotives on display and possible special events.
		and all were purchased for the Vale of Glamorgan Railway.
	www.greatwestern.org.uk /preserve_pres_gwr.htm (102 words)

	ipedia.com: Carmarthenshire Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A maritime County bounded N. by Cardiganshire, E. by Brecknockshire and Glamorgan, S. by the Bristol Channel and W. by Pembrokeshire.
		The main rivers are the Tywi, the Lougher (which forms the E. boundary with Glamorgan), and the Gwendraeth Fawr.
		Llansteffan Castle, Talley Abbey, Dylan Thomas Boathouse, Kidwelly Industrial Museum, Museum of Speed, Pendine, National Botanic Garden of Wales, Aberglasney Garden, Brechfa Forest, WWT National Wetlands Centre - a wildfowl reserve of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Usk Reservoir, Afon Taf, Afon Cywyn, Afon Teifi, Teifi Valley Railway, Gwili Railway
	www.ipedia.com /carmarthenshire.html (275 words)

	Buy Bestsellers Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		934841 Isle of Portland Railways The Weymouth Portland Railway and the Easton Church Hope Railway The Weymouth and Portland Railway a by Brian L. Jackson
		934847 Isle of Portland Railways The Admiralty and Quarry Railways Oakwood Library by B.L. Jackon
		934881 The Railways of RichmonduponThames by Tim Sherwood
	book.erde.de /d_933.html (3951 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Click on the logos to follow the links.
		Current links are Barry Island Quasar, Barry Island Pleasure Park, Chippy in the Middle, Barry Island and Vale of Glamorgan Railway Society and University of Glamorgan Students Union.
		For Fine Chips Vale of Glamorgan Railway Society.
	freespace.virgin.net /fun.harbour/FD4.HTM (65 words)

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