Bridge Talk: "The Alexandra Newport Dock Railway - The Quirky Line"

Newport Museum and Art Gallery, 4 John Frost Square, Kingsway Centre, Newport, Newport, NP20 1PA

Saturday 18th January 11:00 - 13:00

About Bridge Talk: "The Alexandra Newport Dock Railway - The Quirky Line"

Join the Newport Transporter Bridge Project team for our first 'Bridge Talk' of 2025, welcoming back Bob Price revealing another railway secret of Newport's past.

In the race to get coal from the pit to the port, an odd railway was built from The valleys to Newport docks. This line had so many quirks, some of which are hard to believe. Building it without actually having any locomotives, relying on other companies to run your trains, having railway stations with no platforms, and buying coaches from the most bizarre place.

Bob Price from the YouTube channel “Bob's Rail Relics, unpicks the story of this line, and some of the quirks which made it so unique.

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