Mawddwy Railway

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Mawddwy Railway
Locale Wales
Dates of operation 1867 & 1911–1908 & 1951
Successor line abandoned
Track gauge standard
Length 6¾ miles
Headquarters  ?

The Mawddwy Railway was a rural line in the Dovey Valley in mid-Wales that connected Cemmaes Road and the Cambrian Railway with Dinas Mawddwy.

Despite a length of only 6¾ miles there were three intermediate stations at Cemmaes, Aberangell (where it linked to the Hendre-Ddu Tramway) and Mallwyd.

The railway had a chequered history originally opening in 1867 but closing to passengers in 1901 and closing completely in 1908. In 1911 it re-opened as a light railway but closed to passengers in 1931 by which time it was part of the Great Western Railway; it survived as a freight line into nationalisation, but British Railways closed it finally in July 1951.

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