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Cathays Railways Works was a development started by the Taff Vale Railway to provide its main carriage and wagon works, as well as its main railway depot for the entire TVR system. Taken over by the Great Western Railway, after nationalisation under British Railways they sold off the carriage and wagon works to the Pullman Company Ltd.

Today, both the site of the railway depot and the carriage and wagon works have been redeveloped, mainly with buildings and commercial activities associated with the University of Cardiff.

History

Taff Vale Carriage and Wagon works

Railway Depot

The largest depot on the TVR, it opened in 1884 with a five-road shed and an attached five-raod repair shop, each under its own bay built from local brick. The GWR improved the track layout under the Loans and Guarantees Act (1929), and added a new ramp to the GWR standrad-pattern coaling stage.

In 1959 under British Railways, the shed was divided to cope with the intriduction of diesel multipl units. In 1961 the shed closed to steam, and all steam locomotives were oved to Radyr. The shed closed in November 1964, and shortly afterwards the site was cleared.

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-'''Cathays Railways Works''' was a development started by the [[Taff Vale Railway]] to provide its main carriage and wagon works, as well as its main [[railway depot]] for the entire TVR system. Taken over by the [[Great Western Railway]], it sold off the carriage and wagon works to the Pullman company, who used the site to build pullman carriages.
+'''Cathays Railways Works''' was a development started by the [[Taff Vale Railway]] to provide its main carriage and wagon works, as well as its main [[railway depot]] for the entire TVR system. Taken over by the [[Great Western Railway]], after nationalisation under [[British Railways]] they sold off the carriage and wagon works to the [[Pullman train (UK)|Pullman Company Ltd]].
-Today, bth the site of the railway depot and the carriage and wagon works have been redeveloped, mainly with buildings and commercial activities associated with the [[University of Cardiff]].
+Today, both the site of the railway depot and the carriage and wagon works have been redeveloped, mainly with buildings and commercial activities associated with the [[University of Cardiff]].
+==History==
+===Taff Vale Carriage and Wagon works===
+===Railway Depot===
+The largest depot on the TVR, it opened in 1884 with a five-road shed and an attached five-raod repair shop, each under its own bay built from local brick. The GWR improved the track layout under the Loans and Guarantees Act (1929), and added a new ramp to the GWR standrad-pattern coaling stage.
+In 1959 under British Railways, the shed was divided to cope with the intriduction of [[diesel multipl unit]]s. In 1961 the shed closed to steam, and all steam locomotives were oved to Radyr. The shed closed in November 1964, and shortly afterwards the site was cleared.
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