The canals converging on
Newport Docks originally comprised two independent canals: the
Monmouthshire Canal between
Newport and
Pontymoile Basin (as well as the
Crumlin Arm, and the
Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal between Pontymoile and
Brecon. Numerous tramroads, some built by the canal companies themselves, converged on these canals, as well as forming cross-country routes not directly linked to the
Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal network: ==Taff Vale==