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Forest of Dean Railway, the Glossary

The Forest of Dean Railway was a railway company operating in Gloucestershire, England.^[1]

20 relations: Blakeney, Gloucestershire, Broad-gauge railway, Bullo Pill Railway, Cinderford, Daniel Gooch, Edward Protheroe, Forest of Dean, Forest of Dean Coalfield, Gloucester, Great Western Railway, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Midland Railway, Newnham on Severn, Plateway, River Severn, River Wye, Robert Stephenson, Severn and Wye Railway, Sirhowy Railway, South Wales Railway.
7 ft gauge railways
Rail transport in Gloucestershire

Blakeney, Gloucestershire

Blakeney is a village in Gloucestershire, England.

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Broad-gauge railway

A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways.

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The Bullo Pill Railway was an early British railway, completed in 1810 to carry coal mined in the Forest of Dean Coalfield to a port on the River Severn near Newnham, Gloucestershire. Forest of Dean Railway and Bullo Pill Railway are 7 ft gauge railways, Forest of Dean, pre-grouping British railway companies and rail transport in Gloucestershire.

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Cinderford

Cinderford is a town and civil parish on the eastern fringe of the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England. Forest of Dean Railway and Cinderford are Forest of Dean.

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Daniel Gooch

Sir Daniel Gooch, 1st Baronet (24 August 1816 – 15 October 1889) was an English railway locomotive and transatlantic cable engineer.

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Edward Protheroe

Edward Protheroe (1774–1856) was an English merchant, ironmaster and coal-owner in the Forest of Dean, and plantation owner in Jamaica.

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Forest of Dean

The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England.

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Forest of Dean Coalfield

The Forest of Dean Coalfield, underlying the Forest of Dean, in west Gloucestershire, is one of the smaller coalfields in the British Isles, although intensive mining during the 19th and 20th centuries has had enormous influence on the landscape, history, culture, and economy of the area. Forest of Dean Railway and Forest of Dean Coalfield are Forest of Dean.

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Gloucester

Gloucester is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England.

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Great Western Railway

The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales. Forest of Dean Railway and Great Western Railway are 7 ft gauge railways and pre-grouping British railway companies.

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Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Isambard Kingdom Brunel (9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859) was a British civil engineer and mechanical engineer who is considered "one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history", "one of the 19th-century engineering giants", and "one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, changed the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs and ingenious constructions".

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Midland Railway

The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844. Forest of Dean Railway and Midland Railway are pre-grouping British railway companies.

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Newnham on Severn

Newnham or Newnham on Severn is a village in west Gloucestershire, England. Forest of Dean Railway and Newnham on Severn are Forest of Dean.

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Plateway

A plateway is an early kind of railway, tramway or wagonway, where the rails are made from cast iron.

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River Severn

The River Severn (Afon Hafren), at long, is the longest river in Great Britain.

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River Wye

The River Wye (Afon Gwy) is the fourth-longest river in the UK, stretching some from its source on Plynlimon in mid Wales to the Severn Estuary. Forest of Dean Railway and river Wye are Forest of Dean.

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Robert Stephenson

Robert Stephenson, (Hon. causa) (16 October 1803 – 12 October 1859) was an English civil engineer and designer of locomotives.

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Severn and Wye Railway

The Severn and Wye Railway began as an early tramroad network established in the Forest of Dean to facilitate the carriage of minerals to watercourses for onward conveyance. Forest of Dean Railway and Severn and Wye Railway are 7 ft gauge railways, Forest of Dean, pre-grouping British railway companies and rail transport in Gloucestershire.

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Sirhowy Railway

The Sirhowy Tramroad was a plateway built to convey the products of ironworks at Tredegar to Newport, South Wales.

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South Wales Railway

The South Wales Railway (Rheilffordd De Cymru) was a main line railway which opened in stages from 1850, connecting the Great Western Railway from Gloucester to South Wales. Forest of Dean Railway and South Wales Railway are 7 ft gauge railways and rail transport in Gloucestershire.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_of_Dean_Railway