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The company name was spelt '''Llynvi''' using the Anglicised phonetic spelling popular at the time, rather than the correct Welsh Llynfi.
The company name was spelt '''Llynvi''' using the Anglicised phonetic spelling popular at the time, rather than the correct Welsh Llynfi.


* 1825 [[Dyffryn Llynfi and Porthcawl Railway]] authorised by Act of Parliament  
1825 [[Dyffryn Llynfi and Porthcawl Railway]] authorised by Act of Parliament  


* 1828 [[Bridgend Railway]] authorised by Act of Parliament  
1828 [[Bridgend Railway]] authorised by Act of Parliament  


* 1861 Railways reopened as the Llynvi Valley Railway  
1861 Railways reopened as the Llynvi Valley Railway  


* 1863 [[Ogmore Valley Railway]] authorised by Act of Parliament  
1863 [[Ogmore Valley Railway]] authorised by Act of Parliament  


* 1865 [[Ogmore Valley Railway]] opened from Nantymoel to Tondu  
1865 [[Ogmore Valley Railway]] opened from Nantymoel to Tondu  


* 1866 Llynvi and Ogmore Railway formed by merger  
1866 Llynvi and Ogmore Railway formed by merger  


* 1868 All lines now mixed gauge  
1868 All lines now mixed gauge  


* 1872 Broad gauge abandoned  
1872 Broad gauge abandoned  


* 1883 Amalgamated into the [[Great Western Railway]]  
1883 Amalgamated into the [[Great Western Railway]]  


==See Also==
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==Sources of Information==
==Sources of Information==
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llynvi_and_Ogmore_Railway] Wikipedia
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llynvi_and_Ogmore_Railway] Wikipedia


[[Category:Railway Companies]]
[[Category:Railway Companies]]

Revision as of 08:07, 29 November 2011

The Llynfi and Ogmore Railway was formed by the merger on 1 July 1866 of the broad-gauge Llynfi Valley Railway and the standard-gauge Ogmore Valley Railway. It served Porthcawl, Bridgend, and Tondu in Glamorgan, Wales, along with various branches.

The company name was spelt Llynvi using the Anglicised phonetic spelling popular at the time, rather than the correct Welsh Llynfi.

1825 Dyffryn Llynfi and Porthcawl Railway authorised by Act of Parliament

1828 Bridgend Railway authorised by Act of Parliament

1861 Railways reopened as the Llynvi Valley Railway

1863 Ogmore Valley Railway authorised by Act of Parliament

1865 Ogmore Valley Railway opened from Nantymoel to Tondu

1866 Llynvi and Ogmore Railway formed by merger

1868 All lines now mixed gauge

1872 Broad gauge abandoned

1883 Amalgamated into the Great Western Railway


See Also

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