Erwood railway station

Erwood

The former station at Erwood
Location
Place Erwood
Area Powys
Coordinates 52°05′10″N 3°19′53″W / 52.0861°N 3.3315°W / 52.0861; -3.3315Coordinates: 52°05′10″N 3°19′53″W / 52.0861°N 3.3315°W / 52.0861; -3.3315
Grid reference SO087439
Operations
Original company Mid-Wales Railway
Pre-grouping Cambrian Railways
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
History
1864 Opened
1962 Closed[1]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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Erwood railway station is a former station on the Mid Wales Railway in Erwood, between Brecon and Llanidloes, Powys, Wales.[2]

The station building has been reconstructed but the platforms remain in situ. The station house is intact with extensions.

There are three old clerestory Great Western coaches at Erwood on the platform edge. Two new house craft exhibits and another awaits restoration. There is also a Fowler 0-6-0 industrial diesel locomotive which has been cosmetically restored.

Railway permanent way in the guise of a road in Erwood.

References

  1. ↑ "Moat Lane to Three Cocks Junction (exclusive)". British Railways in the 1960s. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Railway carriage restoration bid by Erwood craft centre". Mid Wales. BBC. 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2015.

Further reading

History of Erwood Station

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Aberedw
Line and station closed		   Great Western Railway
Mid-Wales Railway		   Llanstephan Halt
Line and station closed
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