Rassa Railroad

The Rassa Railroad opened in 1794 as an edge railway of approximately 3 ft 4 in (1,016 mm) gauge.

[1]: p.201  At some point the owner of the Rhymney Ironworks also secured running rights over the Rassa line.

[1]: p.213 The railway ran for 2.5 miles (4.0 km), directly north from Sirhowy then east through the village of Rassau to Beaufort.

A further junction with the Trefil line at Shop Row led to the Ebbw Vale Ironworks at Pont-y-Gof.

[1]: p.200 The recommended carrying weight was up to 45 hundredweight per set of wheels, but loadings of up to 3 tons of iron were noted.