Private company

Severn and Wye Railway

Former railway in England

The Severn and Wye Railway began as an early tramroad network established in the Forest of Dean to facilitate the carriage of minerals to watercourses for onward conveyance. It was based on Lydney, where a small harbour was constructed, and opened its line to Parkend in 1810.2 It ceased to exist in 1894.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

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Photo: James Giddings, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Severn and Wye Railway began as an early tramroad network established in the Forest of Dean to facilitate the carriage of minerals to watercourses for onward conveyance. It was based on Lydney, where a small harbour was constructed, and opened its line to Parkend in 1810.2

Corporate structure

Severn and Wye Railway sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Severn and Wye Railway
    • Severn and Wye Line Owned ยท United Kingdom

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Severn and Wye Railway reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • Severn and Wye Line

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

  • Severn and Wye Line

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Jul 21, 1879Acquired Severn and Wye and Severn Bridge Joint Railway1
  2. Succeeded by Severn and Wye and Severn Bridge Joint Railway1

Timeline

  1. Jul 1, 1894Dissolved Dissolved1

Sources

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