Glamorganshire Canal Railway, Cardiff

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NPRN91475
Map ReferenceST17SE
Grid ReferenceST1873074340
Unitary (Local) AuthorityCardiff
Old CountyGlamorgan
CommunityButetown
Type Of SiteRAILWAY
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
Glamorganshire Canal (34425) Company's railway, authorised in 1882 to connect industrial premises on the western side of the sea pound (nprn 400534) and basin with the GWR's Clarence Road (Riverside) Branch. Around three miles long, the railway was acquired on 01 January 1944 by Cardiff Corporation and closed on 23 February 1963.
B.A.Malaws, 04 March 1998.