Erwood railway station explained

Erwood
Status:Disused
Borough:Erwood, Powys
Country:Wales
Coordinates:52.0861°N -3.3315°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Mid-Wales Railway
Pregroup:Cambrian Railways
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Years:1864
Events:Opened
Years1:1962
Events1:Closed[1]

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 railway carriages at Erwood on the platform edge. Two house craft exhibits and another awaits restoration. There is also a 1939 Fowler 0-4-0 industrial diesel locomotive, maker's number 22878, fleet number 'AMW No. 169', and named "Alan",[3] which has been cosmetically restored. It is named after Alan Cunningham, the founder of Erwood Craft Centre.

The three carriages are:

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Moat Lane to Three Cocks Junction (exclusive). British Railways in the 1960s. 9 March 2017.
  2. Web site: Railway carriage restoration bid by Erwood craft centre. 2013. Mid Wales. BBC. 27 April 2015.
  3. Web site: Fowler 0-4-0 Diesel Shunter of 1939, Erwood Station, Powys . 2 January 2019.
  4. Web site: GWR Six compartment luggage composite (body only) . . 2 January 2019.
  5. Web site: MR Six-wheel 5 Compartment Third (body only) built 1886 . Vintage Carriages Trust . 2 January 2019.
  6. Web site: GWR 587 Four-wheel Third (body only) built 1873 . Vintage Carriages Trust . 2 January 2019.

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