Tredegar railway station explained

Tredegar railway station
Status:Disused
Borough:Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent
Country:Wales
Coordinates:51.7673°N -3.2409°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Original:Sirhowy Railway
Pregroup:London and North Western Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years:19 June 1865
Events:Station opened
Years1:13 June 1960
Events1:Station closed to passengers

Tredegar railway station was a station on the Sirhowy Railway. It served the town of Tredegar. The station was near the southern edge of Bedwellty Park.

History

The station was opened on 19 June 1865 by the Sirhowy Railway after the conversion of the Sirhowy Tramroad to a standard gauge railway.

The line south from Tredegar closed to goods traffic on 30 April 1969,

Accidents

On 17 December 1902 a fatal accident occurred when a train from Tredegar to Nantybwch with 9 loaded coal wagons and a brake van was stopped on the incline of 1 in 42 near Nantybwch. The driver uncoupled the engine for adjustments; on recoupling he backed the engine on to the wagons, setting them in motion back down the hill until they reached Tredegar, about 1½ miles distant, where a disastrous collision occurred.[1]

Present day

The route has been reused by the modern A4048 road;

References

. Christopher Awdry . Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies . 1990 . Guild Publishing . London . CN 8983 .

Notes and References

  1. https://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/eventsummary.php?eventID=1361 Accident report at railwaysarchive.co.uk