Peterston

Location type

Station

Name and dates

Peterston

Opened on the South Wales Railway.

Chronology Dates

14/08/1884Barry 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.

Books


A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: South Wales v. 12 (Regional railway history series)