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(detail from 1862 newspaper advertisement).
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The Pembroke and Tenby Railway reached Pembroke Dock in 1864. J.P. Morris notes
that celebrations included a procession, band, fireworks and a banquet in the
Victoria Hotel.
This line later connected with the Carmarthen & Cardigan Railway, becoming part
of Great Western Railways in 1896. At Pembroke Dock in the 1870s, tracks for
goods traffic to the Dockyard and the New Pier were added (the Admiralty bought
the Dockyard extension line in 1891). A turn table and engine shed were also
built, and Pembroke Dock became an important point for passenger and goods
traffic.
Cinema pioneer Wiliam Haggar used shots taken near Pembroke Dock station in one
of the first Welsh silent films. The original building, dating from 1865, now
houses the Station Inn.
Mr G. J. Davies's website offers railway reminiscences, and further details |
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(Sources:
Peters 45; Morris, P&T Railway 9-10, 18; Macdermot, 215-216, 335; Hogg, Lost PD)
Pembrokeshire Herald advertisement (1862)
by courtesy of Pembrokeshire Record Office. |
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