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VIA:The History of Wales
On 14 August 1884, construction of the dock at Barry Island was authorised following the passing of the Barry Dock and Railway Company Act.
Suffering from the restrictions on capacity and the monopoly of the coal transporting market between The Taff Vale Railway and Cardiff Docks, a group of mine owners, led by David Davies, chairman of the Ocean Merthyr company proposed the development of an alternative route running to new docks at Barry. The venture proved to be a success and by 1910, Barry was exporting more coal than its competitor at Cardiff.
However, the subsequent decline in production of South Wales coal, following the First World War, resulted in Barry Docks becoming better known as the centre for the scrapping of British Railways steam locomotives.
On 14 August 1884, construction of the dock at Barry Island was authorised following the passing of the Barry Dock and Railway Company Act.
Suffering from the restrictions on capacity and the monopoly of the coal transporting market between The Taff Vale Railway and Cardiff Docks, a group of mine owners, led by David Davies, chairman of the Ocean Merthyr company proposed the development of an alternative route running to new docks at Barry. The venture proved to be a success and by 1910, Barry was exporting more coal than its competitor at Cardiff.
However, the subsequent decline in production of South Wales coal, following the First World War, resulted in Barry Docks becoming better known as the centre for the scrapping of British Railways steam locomotives.