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tylwch+railway+station Latitude and Longitude:

52°24′36″N 3°30′56″W / 52.4101°N 3.5155°W / 52.4101; -3.5155
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Tylwch
The former station master's house seen in 2012
General information
Location Tylwch, Powys
Wales
Coordinates 52°24′36″N 3°30′56″W / 52.4101°N 3.5155°W / 52.4101; -3.5155
Grid reference SN969802
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Mid-Wales Railway
Pre-grouping Cambrian Railways
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Key dates
1864Opened
1939Downgraded to halt status [1]
1962Closed [2]

Tylwch railway station was a station in Tylwch, Powys, Wales. The station was closed in 1962. [2]

On 16 September 1899, an accident happened at the station in which a mail train collided with an excursion train. Five people were seriously injured and a 24-year-old woman died in the incident. [1] [3]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Railway". St Harmon Community Council. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Tylwch". VisitorUK. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Disaster at Tylwch, 1899". history.powys.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2012.

Further reading


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Llanidloes
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Mid-Wales Railway
  Glan-yr-Afon Halt
Line and station closed



tylwch+railway+station Latitude and Longitude:

52°24′36″N 3°30′56″W / 52.4101°N 3.5155°W / 52.4101; -3.5155
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tylwch
The former station master's house seen in 2012
General information
Location Tylwch, Powys
Wales
Coordinates 52°24′36″N 3°30′56″W / 52.4101°N 3.5155°W / 52.4101; -3.5155
Grid reference SN969802
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Mid-Wales Railway
Pre-grouping Cambrian Railways
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Key dates
1864Opened
1939Downgraded to halt status [1]
1962Closed [2]

Tylwch railway station was a station in Tylwch, Powys, Wales. The station was closed in 1962. [2]

On 16 September 1899, an accident happened at the station in which a mail train collided with an excursion train. Five people were seriously injured and a 24-year-old woman died in the incident. [1] [3]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Railway". St Harmon Community Council. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Tylwch". VisitorUK. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Disaster at Tylwch, 1899". history.powys.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2012.

Further reading


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Llanidloes
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Mid-Wales Railway
  Glan-yr-Afon Halt
Line and station closed



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