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1793 The Trevil Rail Road was constructed to carry limestone from the Trefil quarries to the ironworks at Beaufort and Ebbw Vale. | 1793 The Trevil Rail Road was constructed to carry limestone from the Trefil quarries to the ironworks at Beaufort and Ebbw Vale. | ||
The quarries continued to supply the [[Ebbw Vale | The quarries continued to supply the [[Ebbw Vale Ironworks|Ebbw Vale works]] throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. | ||
1908 the rail road was converted into a narrow-gauge railway. | 1908 the rail road was converted into a narrow-gauge railway. | ||
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* Gwent Record Office summary [http://www.archiveswales.org.uk/anw/get_collection.php?coll_id=77660&inst_id=36&term=Trevil%20Rail%20Road%20Company%20%7C%20Archives] | * Gwent Record Office summary [http://www.archiveswales.org.uk/anw/get_collection.php?coll_id=77660&inst_id=36&term=Trevil%20Rail%20Road%20Company%20%7C%20Archives] | ||
[[Category: Town - ]] | [[Category: Town - Ebbw Vale]] | ||
[[Category: Railway Companies]] | [[Category: Railway Companies]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:57, 27 July 2018
1793 The Trevil Rail Road was constructed to carry limestone from the Trefil quarries to the ironworks at Beaufort and Ebbw Vale.
The quarries continued to supply the Ebbw Vale works throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.
1908 the rail road was converted into a narrow-gauge railway.
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Sources of Information
- Gwent Record Office summary [1]