Private company
Bristol Harbour Railway
Former English railway (1872 to 1964)
The Bristol Harbour Railway (known originally as the Harbour Railway) was a standard-gauge industrial railway that served the wharves and docks of Bristol, England. The line, which had a network of approximately 5 mi (8.0 km) of track, connected the Floating Harbour to the GWR mainline at Bristol Temple Meads. Freight could be transported directly by wagons to Paddington Station in London.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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The Bristol Harbour Railway (known originally as the Harbour Railway) was a standard-gauge industrial railway that served the wharves and docks of Bristol, England. The line, which had a network of approximately 5 mi (8.0 km) of track, connected the Floating Harbour to the GWR mainline at Bristol Temple Meads. Freight could be transported directly by wagons to Paddington Station in London. The railway officially closed in 1964.2
Corporate structure
Bristol Harbour Railway sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Bristol Harbour Railway
- Bristol Harbour Branch Owned · United Kingdom
- Bristol Wapping Wharf Branch Owned · United Kingdom
- Canons Marsh Branch Owned · United Kingdom
Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
What it owns
What Bristol Harbour Railway reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.
Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)
- Bristol Harbour Branch
- Bristol Wapping Wharf Branch
- Canons Marsh Branch
Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Also owns
- Bristol Harbour Branch
- Bristol Wapping Wharf Branch
- Canons Marsh Branch
From Wikidata.1
Links
- WikipediaBristol Harbour Railway
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ917938
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
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- 2WikipediaBristol Harbour Railway on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsBristol Harbour Railway photo by Joe D, CC BY-SA 1.0