Tredegar railway station
Tredegar railway station | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°46′02″N 3°14′27″W / 51.7673°N 3.2409°W |
| Grid reference | SO144083 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Sirhowy Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 19 June 1865 | Station opened |
| 13 June 1960 | Station closed to passengers |
Tredegar railway station was a station on the Sirhowy Railway. It served the town of Tredegar. The station was near the southern edge of Bedwellty Park.
History
The station was opened on 19 June 1865 by the Sirhowy Railway after the conversion of the Sirhowy Tramroad to a standard gauge railway.[1]
The line south from Tredegar closed to goods traffic on 30 April 1969,[2]
Accidents
On 17 December 1902 a fatal accident occurred when a train from Tredegar to Nantybwch with 9 loaded coal wagons and a brake van was stopped on the incline of 1 in 42 near Nantybwch. The driver uncoupled the engine for adjustments; on recoupling he backed the engine on to the wagons, setting them in motion back down the hill until they reached Tredegar, about 1½ miles distant, where a disastrous collision occurred.[3]
Present day
The route has been reused by the modern A4048 road;
Notes
- ^ Awdry 1990, p. 103
- ^ Hurst (1991), p. 59, note 2622.
- ^ Accident report at railwaysarchive.co.uk
References
- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. CN 8983.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Tasker, W.W. (1986). The Merthyr, Tredegar & Abergavenny Railway and branches. Poole: Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-86093-339-7.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Tasker, W.W. (1992) [1978]. Railways in the Sirhowy Valley. Oxford: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-415-6.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Hall, Mike (2009). Lost Railways of South Wales. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-84674-172-2.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Hurst, Geoffrey (1991). Register of Closed Railways 1948–1991. Milepost Publications. ISBN 0-947796-18-5.
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Route
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sirhowy | London, Midland and Scottish Railway Sirhowy Railway |
Bedwellty Pits Halt |