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Llangollen and Corwen Railway
Railway in Wales
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The Llangollen and Corwen Railway was formed as a continuation of the Vale of Llangollen Railway to continue the line along the Dee Valley a further 9 miles 50 chains (15.5 km) to Corwen. This was opened on throughout on 8 May 1865 and was worked by the Great Western Railway (GWR). It became part of the GWR by the Great Western Railway (Additional Powers) Act 1896 (59 & 60 Vict. c. ccxxxii), and subsequently part of the Western Region of British Railways.[1]
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Long titleAn Act for making a Railway from Llangollen in the County of Denbigh to Corwen in the County of Merioneth, and for other Purposes.
Citation23 & 24 Vict. c. clxxxviii
Royal assent6 August 1860
| Llangollen and Corwen Railway Act 1860 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for making a Railway from Llangollen in the County of Denbigh to Corwen in the County of Merioneth, and for other Purposes. |
| Citation | 23 & 24 Vict. c. clxxxviii |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 6 August 1860 |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
It was closed by British Railways in 1968, but the line survives today, and has operated as a heritage railway since 1981.[2]
