Mining in Wales fall of Welsh coal mining. It was recorded in the former steelworks town of [[Ebbw Vale]], Wales, and released on 7 July 2017. [[Category:Mining in Wales| ]] [[Category:Economy of Wales]] Mining in Wales Mining in Wales provided a significant source of income to the economy of Wales throughout the nineteenth century and early twentieth century. It was key to the Industrial Revolution. Wales was famous for its coal mining, in the Rhondda Valley, the South Wales Valleys and throughout the South Wales coalfield and by 1913 Barry had become the largest coal exporting port in the world, with Cardiff as
Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company depots on the later route. In 1907 the original route, designated the "Cardiff Road lines", was closed. It had run from Courtybella Junction, forking to Llanarth Street Junction and Dock Street station. During World War I Newport became the third largest coal exporting port in the United Kingdom. Additional sidings were laid at Pontypool for the Admiralty coal traffic, making the marshalling yards the largest in Wales and the West of England. From the end of the war, motor bus services, primitive at first, were operated in competition with the railways. At the same time the local transport of goods