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The Bristol and Gloucester Railway from Bristol Temple Meads via Mangotsfield to Yate. The Thornbury branch line at Yate. The Portishead Railway from Parson Street to Portishead. The Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway at Portishead. The Bristol Port Railway and Pier. The Bristol Harbour Railway. The Avonmouth Light Railway. Various sidings ...
Blackburn railway station; Blackpool North railway station; Blackpool South railway station; Bognor Regis railway station; Bournemouth railway station; Bradford Forster Square railway station; Bradford Interchange; Bridlington railway station; Braintree railway station (England) Bridlington railway station; Brighton railway station; Bristol ...
The Welsh railway system is split into three detached parts: The South Wales network, consisting of the South Wales Main Line, the West Wales lines and their complex network of associated branches, including the Valley Lines, the Cambrian Line serving mid-Wales, and in North Wales, the North Wales Coast Line and its associated branches.
Railway lines in England and Wales, as of 2010. This is a list of railway lines in Great Britain that are currently in operation, split by country and region.. There are a limited number of main inter-regional lines, with all but one entering Greater London. [1]
The North Wales Main Line (Welsh: Prif Linell Gogledd Cymru or Prif Linell y Gogledd; lit. ' North Main Line '), [1] also known as the North Wales Coast Line (Welsh: Llinell Arfordir Gogledd Cymru), [2] is a major railway line in the north of Wales and Cheshire, England, running from Crewe on the West Coast Main Line to Holyhead on the Isle of Anglesey.
The Privatisation of British Rail led to services being provided by Wales and Borders until 2003, Arriva Trains Wales until 2018, and in the present day, Transport for Wales. Abergele signal box closed on 24 March 2018 along with seven others during Phase 1 of North Wales Coast Resignalling.
Britain's first electric railway, running along the beachfront at Brighton Welsh Highland Railway [19] 1922–1937 1 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (597 mm) 22 miles (35 km) Porthmadog, Wales: An ambitious but short-lived project to create Britain's longest narrow-gauge railway. Now rebuilt. Welsh Highland Railway: 1997–present 1 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (597 mm)
The line from Llandudno Junction to Blaenau is single track, and includes the longest single track railway tunnel in the United Kingdom (over 2.2 miles or 3.5 kilometres). ). The line's summit 790 feet (240 m) above sea level is located midway through the tunnel and the gradients either side of it are as steep as 1-in-47 (2.1%) on the southbound ascent through Pont-y-pant and 1-in-43 (2.3%) on ...