Hi Angela
Thanks for your reply - no trouble!
From my e-mail and the dates you are interested in you should be able
to see
which railway companies you need to check. From 1890-1922 it looks like
either being the London & North Western Railway (L.N.W.R.) or the Great
Western Railway (G.W.R.).
The records of these two railway companies are held by the National Archives
at Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU. Tel: 020 8876 3444
The National Archives catalogue can be found here:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/default.asp
London & North Western Railway (L.N.W.R.) - ref: RAIL 410
1846-1923 (includes staff records)
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?...
Great Western Railway (G.W.R.) - ref: RAIL 264
1835-1947 (staff records)
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?...
The above two general references should help provide a start point, but it
will be a whole project to start uncovering the sort of information that you
are looking for! Once you start looking into the National Archives holdings
then there could well turn out to be several specific references available
in the catalogue which could provide useful information about your great
grandfather. There are plenty of research advisors available to assist at
the National Archives, but it could prove quite expensive if you chose to
pay someone else to do the work for you . . .
You will need to 'divine' a bit to determine whether you should start with
L.N.W.R. or G.W.R.
Best regards
Clive
Tel/Fax: 020 7987 8820
www.secret-bottletop.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Angela" <angelapdavies(a)tiscali.co.uk>
To: <blaenaugwent(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 9:48 PM
Subject: Re: [BLAENAUGWENT] Railway companys in Tredegar 1890-1929
Hi Clive,
Thank you for replying and thank you for the information.
I have done some surfing on the web since reading your e-mail.
It seems that I need to know the name or size of the Locomotive that my gt
grandfather was a driver of.
Plus the railway or company name.
I'm still pretty well stuck on how to find out the above 2 things.
I have printed the information you sent me, and I shall be referring back
to it.
Thank you again it is appreciated
Best wishes
Angela
----- Original Message -----
From: Clive Gardener
To: blaenaugwent(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 6:50 PM
Subject: Re: [BLAENAUGWENT] Railway companys in Tredegar 1890-1929
Hi Angela
There was the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway, initially
started
in August 1858 by a consortium of ironmasters and others, including
Crawshay
Bailey, James Charles Hill, William Forster Batt, Thomas Brown and John
Jayne. Other early directors were Isaac Isaacs, Edward Charles Strode and
Henry Thomas. The first passenger train ran from Abergavenny to Brynmawr
on
29th September 1862. The line was fully absorbed by the London & North
Western Railway (L.N.W.R.) in June 1866 and the whole route to Merthyr
Tydfil completed by 1879.
The M.T.& A. Railway was later integrated with the London, Midland and
Scottish Railway (L.M.S.) network in 1923. The country's railway system
was
subsequently nationalised in 1948. The last official passenger traffic
ran
on the route on Saturday 4th January 1958, with a special 'last train'
organised by the Stephenson Locomotive Society the following day.
There was also a line from Newport to Tredegar which opened to passenger
traffic using steam locomotives on 19th June 1865. This line was run by
the
Monmouthshire Railway & Canal Company until the business was amalgamated
with the Great Western Railway (G.W.R.) on 1st August 1880.
Maybe others who recall using trains either to or from Tredegar may be
able
to help, too?
If you have difficulty finding your great grandfather don't forget that
locomotive engine drivers were also employed by the colliery companies on
local lines run as part of the workings.
Best regards
Clive Gardener
Tel/Fax: 020 7987 8820
www.secret-bottletop.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Angela" <angelapdavies(a)tiscali.co.uk>
To: <BlaenauGwent(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 1:56 PM
Subject: [BLAENAUGWENT] Railway companys in Tredegar 1890-1929
> Hello listers,
> would anyone on the list know what railway companys operated in
Tredegar?
> Please.
> The years I'm interested in are around 1890 to about 1929.
> I hope to find records of locomotive engine drivers.
> It was my g grandfathers occupation at the time of his marraige in
1896.
> And the same on the 1901 census.
> He died in 1940 age 76.
> On his death cert it also states, "A retired locomotive engine driver".
>
> Any help appreciated
>
> Best wishes to all
> Angela
>
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