Narberth Road and Maenclochog Railway
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The Narberth Road and Maenclochog Railway was a Welsh light railway
company in Pembrokeshire
. Services started in January 1876.
The 8.5 miles (13.7 km) long line ran from Clynderwen
(formerly Narberth Road) on the Great Western Railway
via Maenclochog
to Rosebush
in the Preseli Mountains. Its terminus at Rosebush served large slate
quarries.
The company was bought by the North Pembrokeshire and Fishguard Railway
in May 1894.
Light railway
Light railway refers to a railway built at lower costs and to lower standards than typical "heavy rail". This usually means the railway uses lighter weight track, and is more steeply graded and tightly curved to avoid civil engineering costs...
company in Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire is a county in the south west of Wales. It borders Carmarthenshire to the east and Ceredigion to the north east. The county town is Haverfordwest where Pembrokeshire County Council is headquartered....
. Services started in January 1876.
The 8.5 miles (13.7 km) long line ran from Clynderwen
Clynderwen
Clynderwen is a rural village in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The village is known as a camping destination and is popular for self-catering holidays...
(formerly Narberth Road) on the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
via Maenclochog
Maenclochog
Maenclochog is a small village in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales. It lies at the south of the Preseli Hills, about one mile southeast of the village of Rosebush.Researchers believe to have found the remains of a 13th Century castle at Maenclochog...
to Rosebush
Rosebush
Rosebush may refer to:* The rose plant* Rosebush, Pembrokeshire, Wales* Rosebush, Michigan, United States...
in the Preseli Mountains. Its terminus at Rosebush served large slate
Slate
Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. The result is a foliated rock in which the foliation may not correspond to the original sedimentary layering...
quarries.
The company was bought by the North Pembrokeshire and Fishguard Railway
North Pembrokeshire and Fishguard Railway
The North Pembrokeshire and Fishguard Railway was a British railway company operating in Wales in the late 19th century.-History:The company started off as the Narberth Road and Maenclochog Railway which was opened between Narberth Road and Rosebush, north of Maenclochog, on 19th September 1876.In...
in May 1894.