The Golden Valley Railway, which had its northern junction at Hay and ran through the Golden Valley to Pontrilas, was built between 1876 and 1889, was closed down in 1898, and then rescued by the Great Western Railway in 1901.
A railway line called the Golden Valley Railway, linking Hay with the Golden Valley and extending to Pontrilas, was built between 1876 and 1889, eventually shut down in 1898, but was subsequently acquired by the Great Western Railway in 1901.