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Newent Railway

Railway line in England

The Ledbury and Gloucester Railway (also known as the Daffodil Line), was a railway line in Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, England, running between Ledbury and Gloucester. It opened in 1885 and closed in 1964.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Aug 5, 1873Founded1

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The Ledbury and Gloucester Railway (also known as the Daffodil Line), was a railway line in Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, England, running between Ledbury and Gloucester. It opened in 1885 and closed in 1964.2

Corporate structure

Newent 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.

  • Newent Railway
    • Ledbury and Gloucester Railway 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 Newent 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)

  • Ledbury and Gloucester Railway

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Most of the line followed the route of the southern section of the Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal, which was inaugurated in 1798.

Construction and opening

After a period of financial struggle, the canal was leased to the Great Western Railway (GWR) in 1863. Conversion to a railway began in 1881 The railway was built by two companies: the Newent Railway and the Ross and Ledbury Railway, both having received authorisation to build in the same year, by the Newent Railway Act 1873 (36 & 37 Vict. c. ccxxvii) and the Ross and Ledbury Railway Act 1873 (36 & 37 Vict. c. ccii) respectively. Colonel F. H. Rich inspected the line in July 1885, and it officially opened on 27 July. The GWR operated the railway, eventually merging with both smaller companies via the Great Western Railway Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict. c. ccxxxiii).

Closure

The line closed to passenger traffic in 1959, with the Dymock to Gloucester section remaining open to goods traffic until 1964.

From Wikipedia’s article on Newent Railway, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

  • Ledbury and Gloucester Railway

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Jul 1, 1892Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Aug 5, 1873Founded Founded1

Sources

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