Rhymney Iron Works

Location type

Works

Name and dates

Rhymney Iron Works


Chronology Dates

  /  /1826Rumney Railway
Opened from Rhymney Iron Works to the Monmouthshire Canal Tramway at Park Mile, south of Bassaleg. Gauge of 4 feet 2 inches. Engineer; George Overton.
24/07/1854Rhymney Railway
Act for a line from the Rhymney Iron Works to the Taff Vale Extension of the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway at Hengoed.
  /  /1865Alexandra Docks and Railway
Alexandra Docks and Railway incorporated. Subscribed to by Lord Tredegar, Crawshay Bailey and other ironmasters from Cwmbran Iron Works, Nantyglo Iron Works, Tredegar Iron Works and Rhymney Iron Works. Act also allows construction of railways.