This is hilly country and the engineers had to build embankments, cuttings and tunnels to keep the track on the gentle gradients which steam engines could then manage.
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The coming of the railway |
| The railway
pushed on across Radnorshire, and by October 1865
it had reached Llandrindod. This is hilly country and the engineers had to build embankments, cuttings and tunnels to keep the track on the gentle gradients which steam engines could then manage. |
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most impressive feat of engineering is the
viaduct at Knucklas which took the line across the valley. This engraving from a Victorian newspaper has exaggerated the scale of the viaduct and the height of the Shropshire hills behind. Nevertheless the structure was 70 feet high, and it was a considerable achievement for the workmen and engineers. |
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Knighton Railway Company was later taken over by the large London
and North West Railway who ran it for the rest of the Victorian
period and beyond. The railway brought great benefits to farmers and some businesses like the Silurian Wool Mill, and it brought cheaper factory-made goods for local people. This had the unfortunate effect, though, of forcing many local traders out of business. Back to Knighton transport menu
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