Cardiff Railway

Cardiff Railway

Die Cardiff Railway war eine Eisenbahngesellschaft in Südwales.

Am 25. Juni 1886 wurde die Bute Docks Company gegründet. Die Gesellschaft betrieb mehrere Strecken in den Bute Docks in Cardiff. Die Taff Vale Railway (TVR) versuchte die Bude Docks Company 1888 zu übernehmen. Dies misslang jedoch. 1896 übernahm die Bute Docks Company den Glamorganshire Canal und den Aberdare Canal. Eine Fusion mit der Rhymney Railway schlug fehl. Im Jahr 1897 wurde mit dem Pierhead Building an der Cardiff Bay ein neues Hauptquartier der Gesellschaft errichtet.

Am 6. August 1897 änderte die Gesellschaft ihren Namen in Cardiff Railway. Die Gesellschaft besaß das Recht mehrere Strecken zum Hafen von Cardiff zu bauen. Man errichtete jedoch nur die 10,5 Kilometer lange Bahnstrecke von Cardiff nach Pontypridd, da die Konkurrenz der TVR eine weitere Expansion verhinderte. Die Strecke wurde am 15. Mai 1909 für den Güterverkehr und am 1. März 1911 für den Personenverkehr in Betrieb genommen.

Am 1. Januar 1922 übernahm die Great Western Railway die Gesellschaft.

Literatur

  • Christopher Awdry: Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Stephens, Wellingborough 1990, ISBN 1-852600-49-7.

Weblinks


Wikimedia Foundation.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Schlagen Sie auch in anderen Wörterbüchern nach:

  • Cardiff Railway — The Cardiff Railway came into being from the need to service Bute Docks, so as to provide facilities for the traffic to and from the Docks. The railway was only 11 miles in length, a fact which belied its importance, since it provided both the… …   Wikipedia

  • Cardiff railway station, New South Wales — Cityrail Station alt|station name=Cardiff| servicearea=Newcastle Central Coast Line|servicearea color=#Newcastle line colour|servicearea textcolor=white code=CDF|suburb=Cardiff|street=Main Rd|distance=155.08|altitude=?|traintype=Intercity Local… …   Wikipedia

  • Whitchurch (Cardiff) railway station — Infobox UK station name = Whitchurch (Cardiff) other name= Yr Eglwys Newydd code = WHT manager = Arriva Trains Wales locale = Whitchurch borough = Cardiff lowusage0405 = 6,166 lowusage0506 = 4,452 platforms = 1 years = 1911 events =… …   Wikipedia

  • Cardiff station — may refer to:*Cardiff Bay railway station in Wales *Cardiff Central bus station in Wales *Cardiff Central railway station in Wales *Cardiff Queen Street railway station in Wales *Cardiff railway station, New South Wales in Australia …   Wikipedia

  • Cardiff, New South Wales — Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb name = Cardiff city = Newcastle state = nsw caption = lga = City of Lake Macquarie postcode = 2285 pop = 5796 (2006 census) area = 3.8 est = parish = Kahibah stategov = Lake Macquarie, Charlestown,… …   Wikipedia

  • Cardiff Airport — Maes Awyr Caerdydd IATA …   Wikipedia

  • Cardiff International Sports Village — (Welsh: Pentref Chwaraeon Rhyngwladol Caerdydd ), which is also known as the Cardiff Sports Village or the ISV, is located in Cardiff Bay in the city of Cardiff, Wales. It is one of the largest regeneration projects currently in the UK. It is a… …   Wikipedia

  • Cardiff City Stadium — Stadiwm Dinas Caerdydd Location Cardiff, Wa …   Wikipedia

  • Cardiff University Students' Union — ( Undeb Myfyrwyr Prifysgol Caerdydd in Welsh) is the students union for Cardiff University and the largest in Wales, and, like most other students unions, aims to promote the interests of its students. It is located in Cathays, Cardiff, spanning… …   Wikipedia

  • Cardiff Canton TMD — is a diesel locomotive Traction Maintenance Depot which is situated in Cardiff, Wales. The depot code is CF. In steam days the depot was known as Cardiff (Cathays) and its shed code was 88AOriginally built as the main maintenance base for the… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”