Vale of Towy Railway

The Vale of Towy Railway (VoTR) was a Welsh railway that provided an 11.25 mile-long extension of the Llanelly Railway from Llandeilo to Llandovery. It was incorporated by Act of Parliament of 10 July 1854 and opened on 1 April 1858.^[1]

Overview

The VoTR was a standard gauge route that provided an alternative to the Great Western Railway and Llandovery became a potential endpoint for other rail companies in North Wales and the West of England.

Stations

Intermediate stations were built at (from north to south) Llanwrda, Llangadog, Glanrhyd Halt (closed) and Talley Road Halt (closed).

The route today

The route remains in use as part of the Heart of Wales Line.

References

^ Baughan page 203

Wignall, C J (1985). Complete British Railway Maps and Gazetteer (1825 - 1985). Poole, UK: Oxford Publishing Company. p. 19. ISBN 0-86093-294-X.
"Vale of Towy Railway". RailScot. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
Baughan, Peter E. (1980). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Volume 11 North and Mid Wales (1st ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-7850-3. OCLC 6823219.
Baughan, Peter E. (1991). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Volume 11 North and Mid Wales (2nd ed.). Nairn: David St John Thomas. ISBN 0-9465-3759-3. OCLC 26361284.

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Overview

Stations

The route today

References