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Narberth Road and Maenclochog Railway

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The Narberth Road and Maenclochog Railway was a Welsh light railway company in Pembrokeshire.[1] Services started in January 1876.[2]

Route

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The 8.5-mile-long (13.7 km) line ran from Clynderwen (formerly Narberth Road) on the Great Western Railway via Maenclochog to Rosebush in the Preseli Mountains. Its terminus at Rosebush served large slate quarries.

Takeover

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The company was purchased by the North Pembrokeshire and Fishguard Railway in May 1894.

References

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  1. ^ Britain, Great (1872). The London Gazette. T. Neuman. pp. 3260, 3266.
  2. ^ Basil H J Hughes (B H J Hughes). Pembrokeshire Parishes, Places & People Cemais Hundredpdf.