Ardal dynodi
Cod cyfeirnod
Teitl
Dyddiad(au)
- 1883-1898 / (Creation)
Lefel y disgrifiad
Fonds
Maint a chyfrwng
0.038 cubic metres (2 boxes)
Ardal cyd-destun
Enw'r crëwr
Hanes gweinyddol
The Rhondda & Swansea Bay Railway (RSBR) was incorporated on 10 August 1882 for the purpose of connecting Swansea with the Rhondda Valley. This extension provided an alternative route for bringing coal from the Rhondda valley to the Swansea Bay ports. The route stretched from Treherbert to Briton Ferry, which included the two mile Rhondda Tunnel. The tunnel, connecting the Afan Valley with the Rhondda Valley, was the longest tunnel in Wales. It was opened to traffic in July 1890. The single-line tunnel split into double track on emerging from Rhondda reaching Blaenrhondda, the RSBR's only station in the Rhondda. From there, the line continued to the Taff Vale lines at Treherbert and had branches to Aberavon and Port Talbot docks. It was later extended to Swansea with a branch to Neath, bringing the total length to 31 miles. The first section of the RSBR was opened to passenger traffic on 25 June 1885.The line was worked by the Great Western Railway from January 1906 under an agreement dated 2nd July 1906 and absorbed into the GWR as from 1 January 1922 by virtue of the Railways Act dated 19 August 1921. The Blaenrhondda Tunnel was closed in 1968, followed soon by the whole of the old RSBR line.
Hanes archifol
Ffynhonnell
Purchased from Dylan's Book Store, July 1985.
Ardal cynnwys a strwythur
Natur a chynnwys
Records, 1883-98, relating mainly to a case of alleged breach of contract between the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway Company and William Jones of Neath, building contractor. They include the records of the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway Company, 1878-1894, mainly financial; account books of William Jones of Neath, one of the contractors involved in building the Rhondda tunnel, 1884-1898, and papers relating to the breach of contract, 1884-1896, brought by William Jones against the company.
Gwerthuso, dinistrio ac amserlennu
Action: All records purchased by the National Library of Wales have been retained..
Croniadau
Accruals are not expected.
System o drefniant
Arranged into the following: Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway Company contract number 3 records; records of William Jones, Neath, building contractor; papers relating to the claim of breach of contract made by W. J. against the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway Company; miscellaneous volume.
Ardal amodau mynediad a defnydd
Amodau rheoli mynediad
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.
Amodau rheoli atgynhyrchu
Usual copyright regulations apply.
Iaith y deunydd
Sgript o ddeunydd
Nodiadau iaith a sgript
English.
Cyflwr ac anghenion technegol
Cymhorthion chwilio
A hard copy of the catalogue is available in 'Minor Lists and Summaries 1986', pp. 61-63, at the National Library of Wales.
Ardal deunyddiau perthynol
Bodolaeth a lleoliad y gwreiddiol
Bodolaeth a lleoliad copïau
Unedau o ddisgrifiad cysylltiedig
Ardal nodiadau
Nodiadau
Title supplied from contents of fonds.
Dynodwr(dynodwyr) eraill
Virtua system control number
Project identifier
Pwyntiau mynediad
Pwyntiau mynediad lleoedd
Pwyntiau mynediad Enw
Pwyntiau mynediad Genre
Ardal rheolaeth disgrifiad
Dynodwr disgrifiad
Dynodwr sefydliad
Rheolau a/neu confensiynau a ddefnyddiwyd
Description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.;AACR2; and LCSH
Statws
Lefel manylder disgrifiad
Dyddiadau creadigaeth adolygiad dilead
June 2003
Iaith(ieithoedd)
- Saesneg
Sgript(iau)
Ffynonellau
Nodyn yr archifydd
Compiled by Seri Crawley for the ANW project. The following sources were consulted in the compilation of this description: NLW, Schedule of Minor Lists and Summaries 1986; Lazarus, Bernard, 'Through the Tunnel from Treherbert : Memories of the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway', Steam Days, 60 (August 1994), pp. 460-468; Rhondda & Swansea Bay Railway.