Three Cocks Junction railway station
| Three Cocks Junction | |
|---|---|
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Three Cocks Junction in 1960 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Three Cocks |
| Area | Powys |
| Coordinates | 52°01′39″N 3°12′55″W / 52.0274°N 3.2152°WCoordinates: 52°01′39″N 3°12′55″W / 52.0274°N 3.2152°W |
| Grid reference | SO166372 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway[1] |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Platforms | 4[2] |
| History | |
| 1864 | Opened[1] |
| 1962 | Closed[3] |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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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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Three Cocks Junction railway station (colloquially as Lucky Man Junction)[4] was a station in Three Cocks, Powys, Wales. The station closed in 1962.[3] The station had a signal box.[5]
References
- 1 2 Holland 2013, pp. 112-113
- ↑ "Radnorshire’s Lost Gem: the Mid Wales Railway". The Radnorshire Society. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- 1 2 "Hereford Hay on Wye and Brecon Railway". Historic England. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ↑ "The Mid Wales Railway (and related lines)". Welsh Railways Research Circle. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ↑ "Three Cocks Jcn.". Signalling Record Society. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
Sources
- Holland, Julian (2013). Dr Beeching's Axe 50 Years On: Memories of Britain's Lost Railways. David & Charles. ISBN 9781446302675. OCLC 841669693.
Further reading
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- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2003). Brecon to Newtown. Middleton Press. figs. 29-34. ISBN 9781906008062. OCLC 288983659.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Branch Lines around Hay-on-Wye. Middleton Press. figs. 110-120. ISBN 9781904474920. OCLC 263292706.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Boughrood & Llyswen Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Mid-Wales Railway |
Talgarth Line and station closed | ||
| Glasbury-on-Wye Line and station closed |
London, Midland and Scottish Railway Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway |
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