Rail Connections
The docks already had connection to
- Brecon and Merthyr Railway - and hence the London and North Western Railway
- Rhymney Railway - and hence the Midland Railway
- South Wales Railway - and hence the Great Western Railway
- Taff Vale Railway - also a GWR operation
But the need for transportation capacity to the colleries in the upper Aberdare and Rhondda valleys was escalating, as the number of shafts sunk and coal produced quickly escalated.
During 1877 at a board meeting of the Alexandra (Newport) Docks and Railway Company (ANDR), Lord Tredegar and Sir George Elliot of Powell Duffryn collieries agreed that the only way to secure the future income of the Alexandra docks was the provision of a direct railway route. The MP David Davies offered financial assistance, but withdrew his offer at a later date as he became involved with the Barry Docks and Railway Company.
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