Английская Википедия:Clarbeston Road and Letterston Railway
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English The Clarbeston Road and Letterston Railway was a small railway company formed to give the Great Western Railway a more direct route to the port at Fishguard Harbour.
History
The Great Western Railway (GWR) originally obtained access to Ireland over the South Wales Railway, which ran via Шаблон:Stnlnk, Шаблон:Stnlnk and Шаблон:Stnlnk to Шаблон:Stnlnk, where a small port was built as part of the railway facilities; the line was opened as far as Haverfordwest in 1854, and extended to Neyland in 1856.Шаблон:Sfn
The original proposal of 1844 (authorised by Act of Parliament in 1845) had been for the western terminus to be at Fishguard, with Haverfordwest on a branch, and by August 1847 work was in progress within Шаблон:Convert of Fishguard. In 1848, the effects of the Great Irish Famine made Ireland a less attractive proposition, and work on the western end of the line stopped as a result.Шаблон:Sfn In 1851, work restarted, but it was decided that the western terminus should be on the Milford Haven Waterway, and Neyland was selected; the section between Clarbeston Road and Fishguard, some Шаблон:Convert in length, was not built.Шаблон:Sfn
In 1878, the Rosebush and Fishguard Railway (R&FR) was formed, to extend the Narberth Road and Maenclochog Railway (NR&MR), which had opened in 1876, to Fishguard; the R&FR bought the NR&MR in 1881 and was renamed the North Pembrokeshire and Fishguard Railway (NP&FR) in 1884, although it only opened approximately Шаблон:Convert of new line.Шаблон:Sfn The NP&FR was acquired by the Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours Co. (F&RR&H) in 1894.Шаблон:Sfn In 1899, the F&RR&H sold its railways in Wales to the GWR, which completed the extension of the NP&FR line to Шаблон:Stnlnk on 1 July 1899.Шаблон:Sfn
A new double-track line was proposed by the GWR to shorten the distance to Fishguard; this was the Clarbeston Road and Letterston Railway, which opened on 30 August 1906 between Clarbeston Junction (Шаблон:Convert from Paddington) and Letterston Junction (Шаблон:Convert). Prior to this, Letterston Junction was Шаблон:Convert from Paddington via Rosebush.Шаблон:Sfn There is one tunnel, Spittal Tunnel, which is Шаблон:Convert long; the eastern end is Шаблон:Convert from Paddington.Шаблон:Sfn There were no intermediate stations at first,Шаблон:Sfn but three were opened later: Шаблон:Stnlnk on 1 October 1913,Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Stnlnk on 5 May 1924,Шаблон:Sfn and Шаблон:Stnlnk on 1 August 1923.Шаблон:Sfn
The intermediate stations were closed on 6 April 1964,Шаблон:Sfn but the line remains open for services to Fishguard & Goodwick and Fishguard Harbour stations. Falling traffic on the line caused it to be reduced to single-track on 16 May 1971 with a passing loop at Letterston Junction.Шаблон:Sfn
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