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Brecon Free Street railway station

Coordinates: 51°56′47″N 3°23′05″W / 51.9463°N 3.3846°W / 51.9463; -3.3846
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Brecon Free Street railway station
View westward, towards Neath. Shortly before closure in 1962
General information
LocationBrecon, Powys
Wales
Coordinates51°56′47″N 3°23′05″W / 51.9463°N 3.3846°W / 51.9463; -3.3846
Grid referenceSO049284
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBrecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Pre-groupingBrecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 March 1871Joint station opens
31 December 1962Station closes to passengers
4 May 1964Station closes to goods

Brecon Free Street railway station served Brecon, in the historic Welsh county of Brecknockshire, now Powys.

The Brecon and Merthyr Railway obtained an Act of Parliament on 1 August 1859 to construct a line between Talybont and Pant. Train services between Brecon and Pant officially began on 23 April 1863 but two trains per day ran from 19 March 1863 from its first station in Watton. The Neath and Brecon Railway had a temporary station at Brecon Mount Street by 1868, but a joint station was opened at Free Street in 1871 replacing the two separate stations.

The line and station finally closed in 1964.

History

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The Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway became part of the Great Western Railway during the Grouping of 1923.

The joint engine shed in June 1962

A special train ran to Free Street on 2 May 1964 named the Last Train to Brecon.[1]

The line closed to passengers on 31 December 1962 and to goods on 4 May 1964.

The site today

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Heol Gouesnou approximately follows the course of the railway from The Struet to the site of Brecon Free Street station (near the bus station).

References

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  1. ^ "The Railtour Files". www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Cradoc
Line and station closed
  Neath and Brecon Railway   Terminus
Terminus   Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Northern section
  Groesffordd Halt
Line and station closed