:Quakers Yard and Merthyr Railway

The Quakers Yard and Merthyr Railway in South Wales was owned jointly by the Great Western Railway and the Rhymney Railway.{{sfn|Casserley|1968|p=137}}

History

=Route=

File:Dowlais, Dowlais Top, Merthyr & Morlais RJD 63.jpg map of railways in the vicinity of Merthyr Tydfil (left, the QY&MR is shown in yellow and violet)]]

File:Aberdare Llancaiach, Moutain Ash & Quakers Yard RJD 131.jpg map of railways in the vicinity of Quaker's Yard (right, the QY&MR is shown in yellow and violet)]]

At its southern end, the line connected to the Vale of Neath line of the Great Western Railway (GWR){{sfn|Casserley|1968|p=137}} at Joint Line Junction, just west of Quakers Yard High Level railway station.{{sfn|Railway Junction Diagrams|1914|p=131}} The line ran up the Vale of Merthyr, and at the northern end it connected to the Merthyr branch of the Vale of Neath line at Cyfarthfa Junction.{{sfn|Casserley|1968|p=137}}

=Ownership and operation=

The line opened in 1886 and was jointly owned and operated by the {{abbr|GWR|Great Western Railway}} and the Rhymney Railway.{{sfn|Casserley|1968|p=137}}

=Closure=

Passenger trains over the line ran between {{stnlnk|Merthyr Tydfil}} and Cardiff. The services ended in 1951.{{sfn|Casserley|1968|p=137}}

Notes

References

{{cite book |last=Casserley |first=H.C. |title=Britain's Joint Lines |date=April 1968 |publisher=Ian Allan |location=Shepperton |isbn=0-7110-0024-7 |id=469 CEX 468 }}
{{cite book |author=anon |title=Pre-Grouping Railway Junction Diagrams 1914 |publisher=Ian Allan |location=London |isbn=0-7110-1256-3 |ref={{SfnRef|Railway Junction Diagrams|1914}} }}

Category:Pre-grouping British railway companies

Category:Great Western Railway constituents

Category:Railway lines in Wales

Category:Railway lines opened in 1886

Category:Standard gauge railways in Wales