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The Barry Railway Company was a railway and docks company in South Wales, first incorporated as the Barry Dock and Railway Company in 1884. It arose out of frustration among Rhondda coal owners at congestion and high charges at Cardiff Docks as well the monopoly held by the Taff Vale Railway in transporting coal from the Rhondda. In addition, the Taff Vale did not have the required capacity for the mineral traffic using the route, leading to lengthy delays in getting to Cardiff.

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  • The Barry Railway Company was a railway and docks company in South Wales, first incorporated as the Barry Dock and Railway Company in 1884. It arose out of frustration among Rhondda coal owners at congestion and high charges at Cardiff Docks as well the monopoly held by the Taff Vale Railway in transporting coal from the Rhondda. In addition, the Taff Vale did not have the required capacity for the mineral traffic using the route, leading to lengthy delays in getting to Cardiff. The Barry Railway opened its main line from Trehafod in the Rhondda to Barry in 1889 and its first dock was opened in the same year, with modern loading equipment. It was immediately successful and principally carried coal, the tonnage increased year on year, so that by 1910 it had overtaken Cardiff as the largest export point of South Wales coal and in 1913, a world record of shipment of 11.27 million metric tonnes of coal were exported. Later it built costly branches to connect to the Rhymney and Brecon & Merthyr Railways. Although chiefly a mineral railway, it ran a suburban passenger service from Barry to Cardiff. After 1918 the South Wales coal industry declined and the Barry Railway suffered accordingly. After the grouping of the railways in 1922 the Great Western Railway sought rationalisation, and the main line of the Barry Railway, which duplicated the ex-Taff Vale main line between Treforest and Trehafod, was 'run down', the passenger service via Tonteg Junction to Trehafod & Porth being terminated between Tonteg Junction and Hafod Junction in 1930 but freight traffic continued until June 1951, the line from Tonteg Junction via the Graig tunnel and station having been singled in its twilight years. Thus from June 1951, all traffic from the south ran to Pontypridd and beyond via the Tonteg Junction-Treforest Junction section from Barry or Llantrisant. Track was thus lifted later between Tonteg Junction and Trehafod (Hafod Junction). The line from Barry to Cogan, near Penarth, is in use at the present day carrying a busy passenger service to Cardiff and valleys. (en)
  • Die Barry Railway war eine britische Eisenbahngesellschaft in Wales. Ihr Streckennetz hatte 1922 eine Länge von 109 Kilometer. Am 5. Juli 1865 wurde die Barry Dock and Railway gegründet, die mit Barry verband. Nachdem die Gesellschaft 1878/1879 ihren Betrieb eingestellt hatte, erfolgte am 14. August 1884 eine Neugründung. Man begann mit dem Bau einer 122 Kilometer langen von Barry Dock ins Rhondda Valley sowie einer nach . Am 8. Februar 1889 wurde der Abschnitt Barry–Barry Dock für den Personenverkehr eröffnet. Am 13. Mai folgten die Abschnitte von St Fagans nach und von Barry nach Cogan. Am 18. Juli 1889 war dann die gesamte Strecke bis fertiggestellt. Am 5. August 1891 änderte die Gesellschaft den Namen in Barry Railway. 1896 wurde eine Strecke zur Barry Island gebaut, die später noch bis zu den Barry Piers verlängert wurde. Die Gesellschaft nahm in der Folge den Dampfschiffbetrieb auf. Auf Grund der auflaufenden Verluste wurde dieser bereits 1909 wieder verkauft. Die Gesellschaft konnte zwischen 1913 und 1920 stets eine Dividende von 9,5 % zahlen. 1913 wurde ein Drittel der von Südwales exportierten Kohle durch die Barry Railway befördert. Am 1. Januar 1922 kam die Gesellschaft zur Great Western Railway. (de)
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  • The Barry Railway Company was a railway and docks company in South Wales, first incorporated as the Barry Dock and Railway Company in 1884. It arose out of frustration among Rhondda coal owners at congestion and high charges at Cardiff Docks as well the monopoly held by the Taff Vale Railway in transporting coal from the Rhondda. In addition, the Taff Vale did not have the required capacity for the mineral traffic using the route, leading to lengthy delays in getting to Cardiff. (en)
  • Die Barry Railway war eine britische Eisenbahngesellschaft in Wales. Ihr Streckennetz hatte 1922 eine Länge von 109 Kilometer. Am 5. Juli 1865 wurde die Barry Dock and Railway gegründet, die mit Barry verband. Nachdem die Gesellschaft 1878/1879 ihren Betrieb eingestellt hatte, erfolgte am 14. August 1884 eine Neugründung. Man begann mit dem Bau einer 122 Kilometer langen von Barry Dock ins Rhondda Valley sowie einer nach . Am 8. Februar 1889 wurde der Abschnitt Barry–Barry Dock für den Personenverkehr eröffnet. Am 13. Mai folgten die Abschnitte von St Fagans nach und von Barry nach Cogan. Am 18. Juli 1889 war dann die gesamte Strecke bis fertiggestellt. Am 5. August 1891 änderte die Gesellschaft den Namen in Barry Railway. 1896 wurde eine Strecke zur Barry Island gebaut, die später no (de)
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