Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,258 pages of information and 244,500 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Sirhowy Railway

From Graces Guide

1802 Sanctioned on June 26th, 1802 by George III[1]

The Sirhowy Tramroad was constructed between 1802 and c.1805 and connected Newport, Monmouthshire and Tredegar, Monmouthshire.

1822 The first passenger service began in 1822.

1863 The tramway was converted into a railway; the Sirhowy Tramroad Company became the Sirhowy Railway Company.


See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. The Engineer 1924/08/01
  • Gwent Archives [1]