Early Railways of Caerporth
The fascinating story of how the railway evolved, why it is so special and why it should be remembered.
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Caerporth
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Caerporth’s railway history began long before the arrival of a conventional public railway. By the middle of the nineteenth century the town had become the principal outlet for a rich agricultural hinterland, with sugar cane, livestock and other produce moving towards its harbour. The difficulty was not a lack of trade, but the cost and delay of moving bulky goods over poor roads and through an increasingly congested port.
The earliest railways were therefore practical estate and industrial systems. They were built to move crops and supplies rather than passengers, and they grew in fragments according to the needs of individual landowners and businesses. Taken together, these small lines created the first railway landscape around Caerporth and established routes that later companies could enlarge, connect and rebuild.
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Early Railways of Caerporth
Various independent industrial tramways
Island Railways PRE 1880
First passenger services and inter-town trade..
Island Railways PRE 1900
Interconnected network and bridges between islands.
Island Railways 1960
Newer routes at north Glynoch and south/central Rathmor, mainly for MOD and Reservoir traffic.
