ay ▁Railway ▁and ▁hence ▁on wards ▁to ▁Liverpool . ▁These ▁links ▁were ▁not ▁complete ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁ ▁Am alg am ation ▁with ▁Camb rian ▁Rail ways ▁ ▁In ▁practice ▁the ▁Mid ▁Wales ▁Line ▁never ▁received ▁substantial ▁use , ▁and ▁that ▁almost ▁entirely ▁for ▁goods ▁traffic . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁Mid - W ales ▁Railway ▁encountered ▁financial ▁problems , ▁and ▁the ▁company ' s ▁locomot ives ▁and ▁rolling ▁stock ▁were ▁sold . ▁ ▁A ▁working ▁arrangement ▁was ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Camb rian ▁Rail ways ▁( Cam R ) ▁which ▁took ▁effect ▁on ▁ 2 ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁ ▁F ormal ▁vest ing ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁in ▁the ▁Cam R ▁followed ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁ ▁Oper ations ▁on ▁the ▁line ▁Normal ▁goods ▁and ▁passenger ▁trains ▁along ▁the ▁CR / M WR s ▁route ▁were ▁stopped ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁by ▁int ensive ▁coal ▁trains , ▁dub bed ▁J el lic oe ▁Spe ci als ▁after ▁the ▁Admir al ▁of ▁the ▁Fle et ▁John ▁J el lic oe , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁J el lic oe , ▁from ▁the ▁South ▁Wales ▁Co al field ▁trav elling ▁north ▁towards ▁Sc apa ▁Flow ▁for ▁use ▁by ▁war ships ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy . ▁ ▁Cl os ure ▁The ▁whole ▁of ▁the ▁CR / M WR ▁route , ▁and ▁its ▁stations , ▁from ▁Mo at ▁Lane ▁J unction ▁to ▁Tal yl lyn ▁J unction , ▁were ▁closed ▁for ▁passengers