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The Cambrian Line (Welsh: Llinell y Cambrian), sometimes split into the Cambrian Main Line (Welsh: Prif Linell y Cambrian) and Cambrian Coast Line (Welsh: Llinell Arfordir y Cambrian) for its branches, is a railway line that runs from Shrewsbury, England, westwards to Aberystwyth and Pwllheli in Wales.
The West Wales lines (Welsh: Llinellau Gorllewin Cymru) are a group of railway lines from Swansea through Carmarthenshire to Pembrokeshire, West Wales.The main part runs from Swansea to Carmarthen and Whitland, where it becomes three branches to Fishguard, Milford Haven and Pembroke Dock.
The start of the line at Craven Arms, where it diverges from the Welsh Marches line Pantyffynnon railway station. Historically, the line was known as the Central Wales line (Welsh: Rheilffordd Canol Cymru) [nb 1] and also included routes through Gowerton, where the railway crossed the West Wales lines and ran through Dunvant and Killay then down through the Clyne Valley to Blackpill, and then ...
This is a route-map template for the Welsh Highland Railway, a Welsh railway line and/or company.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
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.
At Talerddig passing loop, the line is level for about a quarter of a mile (400 m); this is the summit of the line, at an elevation of 693 feet (211 m) above mean sea level. From this level stretch, the line descends at a gradient of 1 in 56 (1.79%), steepening to 1 in 52 (1.92%) after the first mile down to the former Llanbrynmair station .
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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 ...