An Early Venture
The first company authorised to operate a railway on Anglesey was the Anglesey Railway Company, established by Act of Parliament in 1812. It was intended to bring coal and minerals from Pentre Berw to Red Wharf Bay for export by sea. No evidence has been found that this railway was built.
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