Trevor railway station explained

Trevor
Status:Disused
Borough:Trevor, Wrexham
Country:Wales
Coordinates:52.9749°N -3.0917°W
Platforms:2
Original:Vale of Llangollen Railway
Pregroup:Great Western Railway
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Years:2 June 1862
Events:Station opens
Years1:18 January 1965[1]
Events1:Closed to passengers
Years2:2 Nov 1964
Events2:Closed to goods

Trevor railway station was formerly a station on the Ruabon to Barmouth Line in north-east Wales. The line was double track between Ruabon and Llangollen and there was a signal box at Trevor.

According to the Official Handbook of Stations the station handled both goods and passenger traffic in 1956 and the goods yard was equipped with a 3-ton crane.[2]

There were also private sidings from the neighbourhood of the station to the firebrick works in the middle of the village (via a level crossing), and to the Cefn Mawr Monsanto works. The latter also connected to the Pontcysyllte Branch, and via the Rhos Branch eventually rejoined the main line on the outskirts of Wrexham.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Quick, M. E.. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 428. 931112387.
  2. 1956, Official Handbook of Stations, British Transport Commission