Monmouth Coleford 1853 - 1881

occupation:
Railway company
Nationality:
British
Made:
Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool

Authorized on 20 August 1853, the line opened from Pontypool to Usk on 2 June 1856, and the remaining 17.5 miles to Monmouth on 12 October 1857. It was worked from the beginning by the NA&HR. The company was transferred to the GWR by an Act of 22 August 1881.