Index
- Whitland to Pembroke Home
- Whitland
- Templeton Platforme
- Narberth
- Kilgetty
- Saundersfoot
- Saundersfoot Colliery
- Tenby
- Penally
- Lydstep Halt
- Manorbier
- Beavers Hill Halt
- Lamphey
- Pembroke
- Golden Hill Platform
- Llanion Halt
- Pembroke Dock
- Hobbs Point Pier
- Dockyard
Saundersfoot Colliery Branch
(1900 - 1939)
The Saundersfoot Railway was a Welsh industrial narrow-gauge railway in Pembrokeshire, built between 1830–1834, to connect Saundersfoot harbour to the local coal mines.
Trading began on March 1 1834 and within a few years it comprised a small network of over 4 miles (6.4 km) along the coast from Saundersfoot to Wisemans Bridge and on to the collieries
at Stepaside and Kilgetty, and later, running inland to Thomas Chapel near Begelly
By the late 1920s coal mining was in recession and the line closed. In 1932 a brief resurgence in local mining led to the lines being briefly reopened. However, only seven years later, due to financial considerations and the workings becoming exhausted, the railway finally closed on the eve of the Second World War
Subsequently, the rolling stock along with the tracks were scrapped for use in the war effort
By the late 1920s coal mining was in recession and the line closed. In 1932 a brief resurgence in local mining led to the lines being briefly reopened. However, only seven years later, due to financial considerations and the workings becoming exhausted, the railway finally closed on the eve of the Second World War
Subsequently, the rolling stock along with the tracks were scrapped for use in the war effort
