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* 1908 The line, 13 miles in length, is in the hands of a receiver and is worked by the [[Glyncoorwg Colliery Co]]. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref> | * 1908 The line, 13 miles in length, is in the hands of a receiver and is worked by the [[Glyncoorwg Colliery Co]]. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref> | ||
* 1923 Became part of the [[Great Western Railway]]. <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_constituents_of_the_Great_Western_Railway] | * 1923 Became part of the [[Great Western Railway]]. <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_constituents_of_the_Great_Western_Railway Wikipedia]</ref> | ||
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of Old Broad Street, London
- A 13 mile line engineered by Brunel in the broad gauge and opened in 1861. It ran from Glencorrwg, down the Afan valley to Briton Ferry. The line included a rope worked incline, a 1,109 yard tunnel and gradients of 1 in 22. It closed in 1947 following a land slide. [1]
- 1853 The company was incorporated.
- 1908 The line, 13 miles in length, is in the hands of a receiver and is worked by the Glyncoorwg Colliery Co. [2]
- 1923 Became part of the Great Western Railway. [3]
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