Nantybwch | |
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General information | |
Location |
Nantybwch,
Blaenau Gwent Wales |
Coordinates | 51°47′15″N 3°15′53″W / 51.7876°N 3.2647°W |
Grid reference | SO128106 |
Platforms | 4 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
1 March 1864 | Opened as Tredegar |
1 November 1868 | Renamed |
2 November 1868 | Becomes a junction station |
4 January 1958 | Withdrawal of Abergavenny and Merthyr services |
13 June 1960 | Final closure |
Nantybwch railway station was a station on the London and North Western Railway's Heads of the Valleys line serving the village of Nantybwch in the Welsh county of Monmouthshire. [1]
The first section of the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway from Abergavenny to Brynmawr was opened on 29 September 1862. [2] The line was leased and operated by the London and North Western Railway which acquired the smaller railway company on 30 June 1866. [3] [4] On 1 March 1864, the line was extended from Brynmawr to Nantybwch where a station was opened. [5] [6] Initially named Tredegar, it was renamed Nantybwch on 1 November 1868, [5] [7] the day before the public opening of the northward extension from Sirhowy of the Sirhowy Railway which had its own Tredegar station. [8] [9]
The station was reached by the 118 yards (108 m) nine-arch Blaen-y-Cwm viaduct. [10] It was situated to the north of the small settlement from which it took its name and to the north-west of the local school. [11] Road access was via an unmade up lane reached by passing staff cottages adjacent to the line. [12] Situated at 1,165 feet (355 m) above sea level, the station was situated in a desolate and bleak landscape. [13] [14] To the west the three miles to Rhymney Bridge were at a gradient of 1 in 35, whilst to Sirhowy the gradients varied between 1 in 42 and 1 in 37. [15] Single-engine loads between Rhymney and Nantybwch were restricted to 12 loaded wagons only. [15]
Four platform faces were provided: two platforms either side of a curving island platform, a bay platform for Sirhowy services and a platform for Merthyr services. [16] The Merthyr platform was adjacent to the road entrance and the platform building incorporated a ticket office and porters' room. [17] A weather-boarded footbridge linked the platforms which were lit by Sugg's Rochester pattern gaslights. [18] On the island platform was No. 1 signal box which was completed in 1891 and remained in use until 1959. [19] [20] On the Down island platform until 1929 was the Area Traffic Control Office near No. 1 box until it was relocated to Abergavenny. [21] [22] On the Up side was a water column fed from a brick-lined reservoir. [23] Beyond the station to the west was No. 2 box which was stone-built and of Rhymney Railway design; it controlled the goods sidings adjacent to the double track which were used for stabling and running around stock after closure of the line to the west. [24] Colliers' coaches were also stored here for the Sirhowy trains. [21]
As a result of decline in the local industry and the costs of working the line between Abergavenny and Merthyr, [25] passenger and goods services ceased on 4 January 1958. [26] The last passenger service over the line was an SLS railtour on 5 January 1958 hauled by LNWR 0-8-0 49121 and LNWR 0-6-2 tank 58926. [26] [27] Final closure of Nantybwch came on 13 June 1960 with the withdrawal of the Sirhowy services,; [5] [7] [28] [29] the last timetable showing three trains on weekdays from Tredegar. [30] The final day of operations was in fact the previous Saturday 11 June when GWR 5700 No. 3634 worked the last Up train from Tredegar at 4.32pm [31] [29] and the last Down at 4.50pm with No. 8711. [32] The last train was the 6.33pm from Risca to Tredegar which had been extended to Nantybwch and departed from there at 7.52pm. [33] Earlier in the day there had been a rare Saturday excursion special from Brynmawr to Barry Island which called at Nantybwch. [31]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Rhymney Bridge Line and station closed |
London and North Western Railway Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway |
Trevil Halt Line and station closed | ||
Terminus |
London and North Western Railway Sirhowy Railway |
Sirhowy Line and station closed |
The site of the station has been lost under the A465 road. [34] [35]
Nantybwch | |
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General information | |
Location |
Nantybwch,
Blaenau Gwent Wales |
Coordinates | 51°47′15″N 3°15′53″W / 51.7876°N 3.2647°W |
Grid reference | SO128106 |
Platforms | 4 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
1 March 1864 | Opened as Tredegar |
1 November 1868 | Renamed |
2 November 1868 | Becomes a junction station |
4 January 1958 | Withdrawal of Abergavenny and Merthyr services |
13 June 1960 | Final closure |
Nantybwch railway station was a station on the London and North Western Railway's Heads of the Valleys line serving the village of Nantybwch in the Welsh county of Monmouthshire. [1]
The first section of the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway from Abergavenny to Brynmawr was opened on 29 September 1862. [2] The line was leased and operated by the London and North Western Railway which acquired the smaller railway company on 30 June 1866. [3] [4] On 1 March 1864, the line was extended from Brynmawr to Nantybwch where a station was opened. [5] [6] Initially named Tredegar, it was renamed Nantybwch on 1 November 1868, [5] [7] the day before the public opening of the northward extension from Sirhowy of the Sirhowy Railway which had its own Tredegar station. [8] [9]
The station was reached by the 118 yards (108 m) nine-arch Blaen-y-Cwm viaduct. [10] It was situated to the north of the small settlement from which it took its name and to the north-west of the local school. [11] Road access was via an unmade up lane reached by passing staff cottages adjacent to the line. [12] Situated at 1,165 feet (355 m) above sea level, the station was situated in a desolate and bleak landscape. [13] [14] To the west the three miles to Rhymney Bridge were at a gradient of 1 in 35, whilst to Sirhowy the gradients varied between 1 in 42 and 1 in 37. [15] Single-engine loads between Rhymney and Nantybwch were restricted to 12 loaded wagons only. [15]
Four platform faces were provided: two platforms either side of a curving island platform, a bay platform for Sirhowy services and a platform for Merthyr services. [16] The Merthyr platform was adjacent to the road entrance and the platform building incorporated a ticket office and porters' room. [17] A weather-boarded footbridge linked the platforms which were lit by Sugg's Rochester pattern gaslights. [18] On the island platform was No. 1 signal box which was completed in 1891 and remained in use until 1959. [19] [20] On the Down island platform until 1929 was the Area Traffic Control Office near No. 1 box until it was relocated to Abergavenny. [21] [22] On the Up side was a water column fed from a brick-lined reservoir. [23] Beyond the station to the west was No. 2 box which was stone-built and of Rhymney Railway design; it controlled the goods sidings adjacent to the double track which were used for stabling and running around stock after closure of the line to the west. [24] Colliers' coaches were also stored here for the Sirhowy trains. [21]
As a result of decline in the local industry and the costs of working the line between Abergavenny and Merthyr, [25] passenger and goods services ceased on 4 January 1958. [26] The last passenger service over the line was an SLS railtour on 5 January 1958 hauled by LNWR 0-8-0 49121 and LNWR 0-6-2 tank 58926. [26] [27] Final closure of Nantybwch came on 13 June 1960 with the withdrawal of the Sirhowy services,; [5] [7] [28] [29] the last timetable showing three trains on weekdays from Tredegar. [30] The final day of operations was in fact the previous Saturday 11 June when GWR 5700 No. 3634 worked the last Up train from Tredegar at 4.32pm [31] [29] and the last Down at 4.50pm with No. 8711. [32] The last train was the 6.33pm from Risca to Tredegar which had been extended to Nantybwch and departed from there at 7.52pm. [33] Earlier in the day there had been a rare Saturday excursion special from Brynmawr to Barry Island which called at Nantybwch. [31]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Rhymney Bridge Line and station closed |
London and North Western Railway Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway |
Trevil Halt Line and station closed | ||
Terminus |
London and North Western Railway Sirhowy Railway |
Sirhowy Line and station closed |
The site of the station has been lost under the A465 road. [34] [35]