Quakers Yard and Merthyr Railway

The Quakers Yard and Merthyr Railway in South Wales was owned jointly by the Great Western Railway and the Rhymney Railway.^[1]

History

Route

A 1905 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Merthyr Tydfil (left, the QY&MR is shown in yellow and violet)

A 1903 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Quaker's Yard (right, the QY&MR is shown in yellow and violet)

At its southern end, the line connected to the Vale of Neath line of the Great Western Railway (GWR)^[1] at Joint Line Junction, just west of Quakers Yard High Level railway station.^[2] The line ran up the Vale of Merthyr, and at the northern end it connected to the Merthyr branch of the Vale of Neath line at Cyfarthfa Junction.^[1]

Ownership and operation

The line opened in 1886 and was jointly owned and operated by the GWR and the Rhymney Railway.^[1]

Closure

Passenger trains over the line ran between Merthyr Tydfil and Cardiff. The services ended in 1951.^[1]