Railway Histories

1876: Glynoch Central Railway

Born out of boardroom conflict, it became one of the […] ...

1871: Little Rathmor Railway

From the limestone quarries to woollen mills and bustling harbours, […] ...

1870: Llanchala & Eastern Coast Railway

Transformed a once isolated coastline into one of the island’s […] ...

1863: Talporth Funicular Railway

The little railway that helped build a town ...

1862: Llyngor Valley Railway

Opened as the Feorag Forestry Company Railway, it was renamed […] ...

1862: Tal Valley Railway

From Quarry Tramway to Steam Railway and the First Steps […] ...

1860: Abercain & Gwynhaven Railway

Rathmor’s standard-gauge experiment. A railway built to serve the shipping […] ...

1860: Talporth & Feòrag Railway

From the busy quays of Talporth to the wooded valleys […] ...

1860: The Early Railways of Porth Oir

From orchard to harbour, cooperative and privately owned agricultural tramways […] ...

1859: Llanchala & South West Railway

The railway that united Glynoch’s southern coast, linking coastal communities […] ...

1855: Aberfael China Clay Railway

From the Clay Pits to the Quayside. A railway with […] ...

1855: Glynoch Mineral Railway Company

From Llanchala’s industrial districts to the mountains and western shores […] ...

1852: Early Railways of Caerporth

Various independent industrial tramways primarily for moving goods from inland […] ...

1852: The Early Railways of Porthelan

From forest tramways and mineral workings to agricultural railways, the […] ...

1845: Tal Valley Tramway

An early mineral plateway connecting the workings at Yeyn Keveren […] ...

1840s: Arwyn-Rowen Estate Plateway

Long before Rowenport appeared on the passenger timetables, the Arwyn-Rowen […] ...

1825: Bryn Lar & Llanchala Harbour Company

The railway history of the Caerwyn Isles begins not with […] ...

The Railways of the Caerwyn Isles

What began with simple horse-drawn plateways and industrial tramways gradually […] ...

Railways of Sorcha

Sorcha’s railways came early and spread quickly, beginning with private […] ...

Railways of Little Rathmor

Small it may be, but its central position made Little […] ...

Railways of Rathmor

Rathmor’s railways are feats of daring engineering, snaking up cliff-sides, […] ...

Railways of Glynoch

Glynoch’s railways criss-cross the landscape, conquering hills and marshes alike ...

Island Railways 1960

Expansion driven increasingly by strategic military and industrial needs ...