Railway History

[Deltic]

Which South Wales railway pregrouping company operated port to port express trains in conjunction with the help of the G.W.R., G.C.R. and N.E.R. and what ports did it connect.

[dzug2]

It sounds as though it could be the Newcastle Swansea service - though I'm not sure what the South Wales company would be

[jno]

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[dotty.]

Midland Railway

[mushroom25]

the ports to ports express ran from newcastle to cardiff and was a collaboration between the gwr, gcr and ner. this train carried a coach or portion for barry, which it reached over the independent barry railway. on grouping the barry railway was absorbed by the gwr.

[Deltic]

Thank you all for your help