Private company

Vale of Neath Railway

Broad gauge railway company in Wales

The Vale of Neath Railway (VoNR) was a broad gauge railway company. It built a line from Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare to Neath, in Wales, mostly to transport the products of the Merthyr iron industries to ports on Swansea Bay.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

  • HeadquartersAberdare1

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Hirwaun station site geograph-3895801-by-Ben-Brooksbank
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Vale of Neath Railway (VoNR) was a broad gauge railway company. It built a line from Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare to Neath, in Wales, mostly to transport the products of the Merthyr iron industries to ports on Swansea Bay.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Great Western Railway1

Sources

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