Shrewsbury & Welshpool Railway, The

Description

Hanes rheilffordd fechan yr Amwythig a’r Trallwng – yn cynnwys Minsterley – rheilffordd a lwyddodd i oroesi er y bygythiad o du nifer o gynlluniau gan gystadleuwyr mwy, a hynny am ganrif a mwy o ganol y bedwaredd ganrif ar bymtheg. Bron i 50 o ffotograffau a mapiau.
Proposals to extend the Minsterley Branch to Montgomery and Bishops Castle were unsuccessful, as were the plans by the Potteries, Shrewsbury & North Wales Railway to proceed southwards into the Minsterley area. The story told here is of a modest line, overcoming several rival schemes and extensions, and with a surprisingly complex pattern of workings. 50 images.