Erwood railway station

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Erwood railway station, Mid Wales, U.k. was closed on the 31st. December, 1962 and the trackbed removed. It lay on the old Cambrian Railways between Brecon and Builth Wells. The line finally reached Moat Lane junction on the Shrewsbury Machynlleth branch.

The station building has been reconstructed by a Derbyshire couple but the platforms remain in situ. The station house is intact with extensions. The Newbridge on Wye Station signal box was found on a farm being used as a chicken shed by John Wake and now has been reconstructed and sits on the exact site, and size, of the Erwood box. It is owned by Wake but on permanent loan. It was rebuilt with help from the Radnorshire Wildlife trust as a bat and bird observatory. The station now is a craft, wood turning centre with coffee shop. It is open all the year round except January.

There are three old clerestory Great Western coaches at Erwood on the platform edge. Two now house craft exhibits and the other awaits preservation. There is also a Fowler 0-6-0 industrial diesel locomotive at platform edge. Looking worse for wear it awaits restoration. The trackbed of the line is now a B Road and the stations nearby of Llanfaredd, Llansteffan and Aberedw have been demolished. Nothing remains of them nor the sites. There was a goods yard at Erwood and the old Weigh Station still survives and is in situ. A raised cattle dock can still be seen. The GWR crane from the shed lies on the platform.