Barry Dock and Railways
Dates
| 14/08/1884 | Barry Dock and Railways Established by an Act. Led by David Davies of Ocean Collieries. The line was to run from Barry to Cadoxton Junction then north to Drope Junction for a branch to Peterston with the South Wales Railway (then a further junction, Tynycaeau Junction, with the same line from St Fagan's) and then north to the Treforest estate at Tonteg Junction for a connection with the Taff Vale Railway before finishing near Trehafod, joining the Taff Vale Railway. |
| 31/07/1885 | Cogan Branch (Barry Dock and Railways) Act passed. |
| / /1888 | Barry Dock and Railways Act passed forcing the Taff Vale Railway to only use the Cardiff, Penarth and Barry Junction Railway for local traffic rather than as a through freight route to the Barry Docks. |
| / /1888 | Taff Vale Railway Attempts to buy the Bute Docks, on the threat of the opening of the Barry Dock and Railways. |
| 20/12/1888 | Cogan Branch (Barry Dock and Railways) Line opened. |
| / /1889 | Barry Dock and Railways Opened. |
| 13/05/1889 | Barry Dock and Railways Cadoxton to Tynycaeau Junction opened for freight. Section included the Venvoe Tunnel and large masonry viaduct over the South Wales Railway. |
| 08/07/1889 | Cardiff, Penarth and Barry Junction Railway (Taff Vale Railway) Opened from Lavernock to temporary platform at Biglis as the Barry Dock and Railways would not grant access to Biglis Junction station. |
| 18/07/1889 | Barry Dock and Railways Opens first dock of 73 acres. |
| 18/07/1889 | Barry Dock and Railways Tynycaeau Junction to Trehafod opened. |
| 22/05/1890 | Cardiff, Penarth and Barry Junction Railway (Taff Vale Railway) Service extended to Biglis Junction on the Barry Dock and Railways and temporary Biglis station closed. |
| 01/06/1890 | Barry Dock and Railways Biglis Junction renamed Cadoxton. |
| / /1891 | Barry Dock and Railways Renamed Barry Railway Company. |
| 14/08/1893 | Barry Dock and Railways Start to use Cardiff Riverside station on the Cardiff Riverside Branch (Taff Vale Railway). |
| 02/04/1894 | Barry Dock and Railways Start to use Clarence Road station on the Cardiff Riverside Branch (Taff Vale Railway). |
| 17/08/1894 | Barry Pier Branch (Barry Dock and Railways) Act passed. |
| / /1896 | Barry Dock and Railways Obtains powers for a line from the Rhymney Valley Branch to the Senghenydd Branch of the Rhymney Railway. The connection is not built. |
| 16/03/1896 | Barry Dock and Railways Passenger service from Barry to the Taff Vale Railway's Porth station begins. |
| 16/03/1896 | Barry Dock and Railways The Taff Vale Railway gives the company access from Trehafod to Porth. |
| 03/08/1896 | Barry Pier Branch (Barry Dock and Railways) Line partly opened. |
| /06/1897 | Barry Dock and Railways Introduces a Pontypridd to Cardiff via St Fagans service. |
| 07/06/1897 | Barry Dock and Railways Passenger service from Pontypridd to Cardiff (Clarence Road). |
| 27/07/1899 | Barry Pier Branch (Barry Dock and Railways) Barry Pier opened. |
| 15/08/1904 | Barry Dock and Railways Barry Railway (Steam Vessels) Act allows company to start running steamers from Barry Pier. |
| / /1905 | Barry Dock and Railways Connection made to the Rumney Railway at Barry Junction near Bedwas. |
| / /1905 | Clydebank Engineering and Shipbuilding Works John Brown & Company completes PS Gwalia, 519 tons, and PS Devonia, 641 tons, for Barry Dock and Railways. |
| / /1907 | Barry Dock and Railways The company spends nearly £100,000 trying to get access to Nine Mile Point. An Act is passed but the terms unworkable and the powers are allowed to lapse. |
| / /1907 | Barry Dock and Railways Subscribe to the Burnham (Somerset) Pier Company. |
| / /1907 | Barry Dock and Railways Vessel Barry, 471 tons, added to Gwalia, Devonia and Westonia (ex Rhos Colwyn, 393 tons). |
| / /1907 | Barry Dock and Railways Run train to the Rhymney Railway's Caerphilly station for a visit of Kind Edward VII. |
| / /1909 | Barry Dock and Railways Steamers sold. Gwalia sold to the Furness Railway. |
| /05/1914 | Barry Pier Branch (Barry Dock and Railways) Second platform opened at Barry Island. |
| / /1926 | Great Western Railway Act passed to allow closure of the Barry Dock and Railways three miles of line from Phenrhos Lower Junction and Duffryn Isaf (the Rhymney Valley Branch). The Penrhos Viaduct, Penyrhoel Viaduct and Llanbradach Viaduct were to be demolished. |
| / /1929 | Barry Dock and Railways, Rumney Railway Barry Junction renamed Duffryn Isaf. |
| / /1929 | Barry Pier Branch (Barry Dock and Railways) Barry Pier to Barry Island singled. |
| / /1930 | Great Western Railway Connection made between Barry Dock and Railways (a north facing junction, just north of Tonteg Junction) to the Llantrissant and Taff Vale Junction Railway at a south facing junction just to the east of Tonteg Viaduct. The former Llantrissant and Taff Vale Junction Railway line between the junction just east on Tonteg Viaduct and Llantrissant Branch Junction is closed. |
| 10/07/1930 | Barry Dock and Railways Cardiff to St Fagans to Pontypridd, and Cadoxton to Porth diverted to parallel Taff Vale Railway routes. Treforest High Level and Pontypridd (Graig) are closed. |
| / /1937 | Rhymney Valley Branch (Barry Dock and Railways) Penyrhoel and Llanbradach viaducts demolished. The large girders are dropped from the piers and cut-up. |
| 11/10/1943 | Barry Dock and Railways Tonteg to Pontypridd Tunnel northbound line used to store 119 American locomotives. |
| /06/1951 | Barry Dock and Railways Tonteg Junction to Pontypridd Pwllgwaun closed. |
| 04/06/1956 | Barry Dock and Railways Trehafod Junction to Pontypridd Maescoed Goods closed. |
| 10/09/1962 | Barry Dock and Railways Cadoxton to Pontypridd closed to passengers. |
| 31/03/1963 | Rhymney Valley Branch (Barry Dock and Railways) Walnut Tree West to Tyncaeau North closed on burning down of Tyncaeau North signalbox. Freight is diverted. |
| 31/03/1963 | Barry Dock and Railways Cadoxton South to Tonteg Junction closed on burning down of Tyncaeau North signalbox. Freight is diverted. |
| 28/09/1964 | Barry Dock and Railways Treforest Junction to Cwm Colliery closed. |
| / /1969 | Rhymney Valley Branch (Barry Dock and Railways) Walnut Tree Viaduct girders removed. |
| /06/1969 | Barry Pier Branch (Barry Dock and Railways) Barry Island to Barry [Wales] singled. |
| / /1971 | Barry Pier Branch (Barry Dock and Railways) Campbell steamers call for the last time. |
| 18/10/1971 | Barry Pier Branch (Barry Dock and Railways) Last standard passenger train to Barry Pier. |
| / /1973 | Rhymney Valley Branch (Barry Dock and Railways) Walnut Tree Viaduct piers demolished. One pier remains. |
| /07/1976 | Barry Pier Branch (Barry Dock and Railways) Barry Island to Barry Pier out of use. |
| / /1985 | Barry Dock and Railways Barry Docks office building re-opened after a fire. |
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