The Taff Vale Railway (TVR) is a railway in Glamorgan, South Wales, and is one of the oldest in Wales. It operated as an independent company from 1836 until 1922, when it became a constituent company of the Great Western Railway. Much of the TVR is still used for freight and passenger services.
Read more about Taff Vale Railway: History, Act of Parliament, Main Line: Cardiff - Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Branches, Traffic, Passenger Services, Accidents, Locomotives, Strike, Later History
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