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Brecon and Merthyr Railway

transport company
Organization railway_company Q904482
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Summary

Brecon and Merthyr Railway is a railway company[1]. It draws 277 Wikipedia views per month (railway company category, ranking #143 of 924).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[3]
  • Commons category: Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway[4]
  • Inception: January 1, 1858[5]
  • Described by source: Signalling Record Society line data[6]
  • Replaced by: Great Western Railway[7]
  • Heritage designation: National Monuments of Wales[8]

Why It Matters

Brecon and Merthyr Railway is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12w ago · Edward · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id → 975975029
    Wikidata description → transport company
    Described by source → Signalling Record Society line data
    Replaced by → Great Western Railway
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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