Llynvi and Ogmore Railway
The Llynvi and Ogmore Railway was a British railway company in Glamorganshire in Wales
History
The company was established on June 28, 1866 by the merger of the broad gauge Llynvi Valley Railway and the standard-gauge Ogmore Valley Railways.
The route network of the company ranged from Porthcawl far as Dyffryn with branches of Tondu Bridgend and Nantymoel. Until 1868, the entire route network was expanded to three tracks. 1872, the broad gauge has ceased operations. Added to this was the route of the former Ely Valley Extension Railway, which was not connected to the rest of the network. Therefore, the Company entered 1872/73 the gap between Blackmill and Hendreforgan and connected the two parts. 1873, except for the built a line through the Garw Valley to Blaengarw.
1868 were transported 514301 tons of coal.
From 1 July 1873, the company of the Great Western Railway was leased and betrieben.Zum July 1, 1876 was taken over Cardiff and Ogmore Railway. 1877/1878 was extended from Dyffryn from the construction of the Cymer tunnel the railway line to the Afan Valley and a connection with the South Wales Mineral Railway made .
Up to the time when the port in Port Talbot and the Barry Railway resumed their operation, flourished the operation of the railway company. After that, the traffic decreased markedly. On 1 July 1883, Great Western Railway took over the Llynvi and Ogmore Railway.
Locomotives
The Company had also used two 1862 by Slaughter, Grunning and Company built tank locomotives with the wheel arrangement C the name of ADA and UNA: Then there was a 1863 2'B tank locomotive, which was also built by Slaughter, Grunning and Company, with the name PINK. 1868 this broad gauge locomotives were delivered to the West Cornwall Railway in exchange for standard gauge locomotives.
The Great Western took over in 1873 twelve locomotives, five C- tender locomotives built in 1865 by Sharp Stewart and Company, four 1-D locomotives from 1868 by Robert Stephenson and Company and three in 1871 by Black, Hawthorn & Co..