1857 - The advertisement which appeared within the Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian in June 1857. The Ely Tidal Harbour and Railway company held a Special General Meeting to discuss the Bill to build the Penarth Dock and construct a railway on the opposite bank of the river Ely which was pending at Parliament at that date. - Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian, Glamorgan, Monmouth, and Brecon Gazette - [156] [361] - 13th June 1857.