Tylwch railway station
Tylwch | |||||
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 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 | ||||
| Grid reference | SN969802 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Mid-Wales Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Cambrian Railways | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1864 | Opened | ||||
| 1939 | Downgraded to halt status[1] | ||||
| 1962 | Closed[2] | ||||
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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
- ^ a b "The Railway". St Harmon Community Council. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Tylwch". VisitorUK. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Disaster at Tylwch, 1899". history.powys.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
Further reading
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tylwch Halt railway station.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2003). Brecon to Newtown. Middleton Press. figs. 90-92. ISBN 9781906008062. OCLC 288983659.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llanidloes Line and station closed |
Cambrian Railways Mid-Wales Railway |
Glan-yr-Afon Halt Line and station closed |
