Nantyderry railway station

Nantyderry railway station was a former station which served the Monmouthshire village of Nant-y-derry. It was located on the Welsh Marches Line between Pontypool and Abergavenny.

Nantyderry
A Northbound train passes the site of the station at Nant-y-derry, November 2006
General information
LocationNant-y-derry, Monmouthshire
Wales
Coordinates51°44′58″N 2°58′13″W / 51.7494°N 2.9703°W / 51.7494; -2.9703
Grid referenceSO331060
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNewport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
2 January 1854 (1854-01-02)Opened
9 June 1958 (1958-06-09)Closed[1]

History

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The station opened on 2 January 1854 by the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway. It was known as Nantyderry or Goitre in Bradshaw until it was changed in April 1859. It was omitted from Bradshaw from May 1859 until November 1859.[1]

The station closed in 1958. The double line remains in use.

The adjacent Foxhunter Inn was originally the tea-room for the station.

Accidents

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An accident occurred to the north of the station on 12 November 1856, killing 2 passengers. A southbound passenger train came off the line, due to a broken spring on the locomotive. As people were escaping, the wreckage was hit by a northbound goods train that could not stop in time.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 165. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Accident at Nantyderry on 12th November 1856 :: The Railways Archive".

Further reading

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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Penpergwm
Line open, station closed
  Great Western Railway
Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
  Little Mill Junction
Line open, station closed