Transporting Rhondda Coal by Rail - Family History
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A Rhondda family tree shows the importance of the railway in the valley.
The Rhondda coal industry produced tons of coal. In early days this coal was transported out of the valley by canal, but later on this transportation was switched to rail. A Tonypandy girl's family tree is used as evidence of the importance of the railway to transport Rhondda coal.
From:
Coal Stories Tonypandy
First broadcast
:
09 November 2007
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 7-9
Subject : History
Topic : Twentieth century world
Keywords : Coal industry, Transport, Railway industry, Family history
Notes : Clip exploring the importance of the railways in coal transportation in the Rhondda valleys - use to explore the history of railway lines throughout the valleys and their use to transport coal.
