Taff Vale Railway 1836 - 1922

occupation:
Railway company
Nationality:
Welsh
born in:
Wales, United Kingdom
Made:
Cardiff Works, Penarth Hotel, Marine Hotel and Railway Hotel, Penarth

Founded in 1836 after The Taff Vale Railway Company's Act and the line was opened in 1841. The TVR became a part of Great Western Railway in 1923. It served principal towns in Wales including Cardiff and Pontypridd.