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.
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 |
History edit
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 edit
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 edit
The route has been reused by the modern A4048 road;
Notes edit
- ^ Awdry 1990, p. 103
- ^ Hurst (1991), p. 59, note 2622.
- ^ Accident report at railwaysarchive.co.uk
References edit
- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. CN 8983.
- Tasker, W.W. (1986). The Merthyr, Tredegar & Abergavenny Railway and branches. Poole: Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-86093-339-7.
- Tasker, W.W. (1992) [1978]. Railways in the Sirhowy Valley. Oxford: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-415-6.
- Hall, Mike (2009). Lost Railways of South Wales. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-84674-172-2.
- Hurst, Geoffrey (1991). Register of Closed Railways 1948–1991. Milepost Publications. ISBN 0-947796-18-5.
Route edit
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sirhowy | London, Midland and Scottish Railway Sirhowy Railway |
Bedwellty Pits Halt |