A map of the Alexandra Dock (Newport) railway as it was in 1919.
The restricted nature of the 1835 Newport Town Dock led to the development of plans for an additional dock (Alexandra Dock) built on a much larger scale incorporated by an Act of 6 July 1865.
During construction of the dock itself, bulk landfill materials were stored near Ty Trist Colliery in Tredegar, in sidings just off the LNWR line.
(Map from Newport Harbour Commissioners)
Sir Daniel Gooch was a legendary early engineer with the Great Western Railway. but his working life consisted of more than locomotives.
He served his apprenticeship at Tredegar Ironworks, where he experienced four near fatal accidents!
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The Nant Dyar Viaduct in the Clydach Gorge: part of that incredible feat of engineering, the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway (absorbed by the London and North Western Railway).
It was built by engineer John Gardner in 1862 and widened in 1877.
Eight arches comprising a total length of 312 feet and standing 75 feet off the valley floor. Now a Grade II listed building and mainained as a footpath.
(📷 South Wales Argus)
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