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| {{Infobox station | {{Infobox UK disused station | ||
| | name = Talgarth |
| name = Talgarth | ||
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| locale = ] | ||
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| borough = ] | ||
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| image_name = Talgarth station by Jaggery.jpg | ||
| | caption = Talgarth station in |
| caption = Talgarth station in 2010 | ||
| | original = ] | | original = ] | ||
| | pregroup = ] | |||
| | pregroup = ]<ref name="Holland2013">{{Harvard citation no brackets|Holland|2013|pp=112–113}}</ref> | |||
| | postgroup = ] | | postgroup = ] | ||
| | platforms = 2 | |||
| | platforms = 2<ref>{{cite web|url=http://radnorshiresociety.org/mid-wales-railway/|title=Radnorshire's Lost Gem: the Mid Wales Railway|work=The Radnorshire Society|access-date=9 March 2017}}</ref> | |||
| | coordinates = {{coord|51. |
| coordinates = {{coord|51.9958|-3.2353|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}} | ||
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| gridref = SO152337 | ||
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| years1 = 21 September 1864 | ||
| | events1 = Opened<ref name=Quick>{{Quick-Stations|page=375}}</ref> | |||
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| years2 = 31 December 1962 | ||
| | events1 = Closed<ref name="PS">{{cite web|url=http://pastscape.org/hob.aspx?hob_id=105981&sort=2&type=&rational=a&class1=None&period=None&county=None&district=None&parish=None&place=credenhill&recordsperpage=10&source=text&rtype=&rnumber=|title=Hereford Hay on Wye and Brecon Railway|work=Historic England|access-date=9 March 2017}}</ref> | |||
| | events2 = Closed<ref name=Quick/> | |||
| }} | }} | ||
| '''Talgarth railway station''' |
'''Talgarth railway station''' is a former railway station on the ]. It opened in 1864 and closed in 1962, serving the town of ], ]. | ||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| The station was opened in 1864 concurrent with the opening of the Mid-Wales company line between {{rws|Llanidloes}} and {{rws|Talyllyn Junction}}; regular services |
The station was opened in 1864 concurrent with the opening of the Mid-Wales company line between {{rws|Llanidloes}} and {{rws|Talyllyn Junction}}; regular services commenced in September 1864 but special trains had run at the end of August.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001467/18640831/131/0007 |title=Opening of the Mid-Wales Railway |work=Eddowe's Shrewsbury Journal |date=31 August 1864 |page=7 |issue=1,145 |volume=22 | ||
| The station closed in 1962 when all lines to Brecon including the Mid-Wales line were closed. The station building survives as a private residence with the nearby Rugby Ground and the old track bed is now incorporated into the ]. | |||
| ⚫ | ==References== | ||
| {{reflist}} | |||
| ===Sources=== | |||
| *{{cite book|title=Dr Beeching's Axe 50 Years On: Memories of Britain's Lost Railways|first=Julian|last=Holland|publisher=David & Charles|year=2013|isbn=9781446302675|oclc=841669693}} | |||
| *<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001467/18640831/131/0007 |title=Opening of the Mid-Wales Railway |work=Eddowe's Shrewsbury Journal |date=31 August 1864 |page=7 |issue=1,145 |volume=22 | |||
| |url-access=subscription |via=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000914/18640923/014/0004 |title=Opening of the Mid-Wales Railway |work=Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian |date=23 September 1864 |page=4 |issue=1715 |volume=XXXI | |url-access=subscription |via=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000914/18640923/014/0004 |title=Opening of the Mid-Wales Railway |work=Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian |date=23 September 1864 |page=4 |issue=1715 |volume=XXXI | ||
| |url-access=subscription |via=]}}</ref> | |url-access=subscription |via=]}}</ref> | ||
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| Closure came on 31 December 1962 when all lines to Brecon including the Mid-Wales line were closed.<ref>{{cite journal |work=Journal of Transport History |page=3 |publisher=Leicester University Press |title=The Heyday of the British Railway system: Vanishing evidence and the historian's task |last=Mowat |first=C.L. |volume=1 |issue=1 |year=1971}}</ref> | |||
| ==Further reading== | |||
| {{commons category|Three Cocks Junction railway station}} | |||
| ==Present day== | |||
| *{{cite book|title=Brecon to Newtown|first1=Vic|last1=Mitchell|first2=Keith|last2=Smith|at=figs. 29-34|publisher=Middleton Press|year=2003|isbn=9781906008062|oclc=288983659}} | |||
| The original station buildings survive as private residence and the trackbed is now in use as part of the ]. | |||
| *{{cite book|title=Branch Lines around Hay-on-Wye|first1=Vic|last1=Mitchell|first2=Keith|last2=Smith|at=figs. 110-120|publisher=Middleton Press|year=2007|isbn=9781904474920|oclc=263292706}} | |||
| ⚫ | ==References== | ||
| {{Reflist}} | |||
| {{Disused Rail Start}} | {{Disused Rail Start}} | ||
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Revision as of 07:54, 4 June 2021
| Talgarth | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Powys |
| Coordinates | 51°59′45″N 3°14′07″W / 51.9958°N 3.2353°W / 51.9958; -3.2353 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| Original company | Mid-Wales Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Cambrian Railways |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 21 September 1864 | Opened |
| 31 December 1962 | Closed |
Talgarth railway station is a former railway station on the Mid-Wales Railway. It opened in 1864 and closed in 1962, serving the town of Talgarth, Powys.
History
The station was opened in 1864 concurrent with the opening of the Mid-Wales company line between Llanidloes and Talyllyn Junction; regular services commenced in September 1864 but special trains had run at the end of August.
Closure came on 31 December 1962 when all lines to Brecon including the Mid-Wales line were closed.
Present day
The original station buildings survive as private residence and the trackbed is now in use as part of the A479 road.
References
- ^ Quick, Michael (2009) . Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 375. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
- "Opening of the Mid-Wales Railway". Eddowe's Shrewsbury Journal. Vol. 22, no. 1, 145. 31 August 1864. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Opening of the Mid-Wales Railway". Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian. Vol. XXXI, no. 1715. 23 September 1864. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Mowat, C.L. (1971). "The Heyday of the British Railway system: Vanishing evidence and the historian's task". Journal of Transport History. 1 (1). Leicester University Press: 3.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Cocks Junction Line and station closed |
Mid-Wales Railway Mid-Wales Railway |
Trefeinon Line and station closed |
