Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line

The Manchester and Milford Railway was a British railway company, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire in Wales.

History

The Manchester and Milford Railway was established on 23 July 1860. Equity amounted to 550,000 pounds in 10 -pound shares.

The company planned a continuous rail link between Manchester and Milford Haven. It creates a new 84 km long railway line between Llanidloes and Pencader should be built. On the routes Manchester Llanidloes and Pencader, Milford Haven, the trains should get track usage rights.

In the exploration and staking the lines came in 1861 in the range of Llanidloes to differences with the Mid- Wales Railway on the position of the lines of the two companies. Finally they agreed with the Llanidloes and Newtown Railway Station on a common in Llanidloes.

The construction works were under the leadership of HH Fultonund began at both ends of the route. The 1863 completed section of Llanidloes after Llangurig was never officially put into operation, as the cost for the joint use of the Newtown and Llanidloes range of Railway, in order to achieve the shared station of Llanidloes, revenues exceeded. Nevertheless, the company was forced to pay the proportionate costs at Llanidloes station.

In the course was provided, the route via Pant Mawr, a tunnel to Pontarfynach over Ysbyty Ystwyth and continue to lead to Tregaron. However, this plan to overcome the Cambrian Mountains was too complex, so that one later, a pipeline route through the valley of Nant Troedyregair was considering, but never executed.

At the other end of the line sections of Pencader to Lampeter and on 1 September were opened to Strata Florida on January 1, 1866. The 1865 concession section of Strada Florida to Aberystwyth was put into operation on 12 August 1867.

The bankruptcy of the financing bank Overend, Gurney and Company also had an impact on society. Thus, the building contractors contractor David Davies felt compelled to finance the prefabricated itself.

Due to the low transport volume and the unpaid cost shares for the Llanidloes station, the company ran into financial problems and had on July 23, 1875 order a receiver appointed. The Great Western Railway leased on July 1, 1906, the route, and the company was eventually taken on June 2, 1911.