Английская Википедия:Beaufort railway station (Wales)

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Beaufort railway station was a station on the London and North Western Railway's Heads of the Valleys line serving the village of Beaufort in the Welsh county of Brecknockshire.Шаблон:Sfnp

History

The first section of the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway from Abergavenny to Шаблон:Rws was opened on 29 September 1862.Шаблон:Sfnp The line was leased and operated by the London and North Western Railway which acquired the smaller railway company on 30 June 1866.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp Beaufort station opened on 1 March 1864.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp It became a junction station on 2 September 1867 with the opening of a branch to Ebbw Vale.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp The station nameboards read "Change for Ebbw Vale" even though the branch service started at Brynmawr.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp Beaufort was busy with Ebbw Vale traffic until Шаблон:Circa as there was a daily service to and from Brynamwr of over thirty trains.Шаблон:Sfnp Ebbw Vale was reached by the Шаблон:Convert Beaufort Viaduct before reaching Ebbw Vale Junction and the Шаблон:Convert Rhyd Viaduct.Шаблон:Sfnp Ebbw Vale station was near the area which is known locally as 'The Crossing', in the town centre.Шаблон:Citation needed

Beaufort station was situated in a cutting to the west of a road bridge.Шаблон:Sfnp It stood opposite the Beaufort Ballroom and adjacent to the Beaufort Arms Public House.Шаблон:Citation needed It had two platforms accessible by flights of steps leading down from the road bridge.Шаблон:Sfnp The main station building was built of stone, with a timber waiting shelter was provided on the opposite platform.Шаблон:Sfnp As Beaufort is situated Шаблон:Convert above sea level, harsh winters such as that of 1946-47 could result in the cutting being blocked with snow.Шаблон:Sfnp The line to Ebbw Vale closed on 2 April 1951.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp The Abergavenny line was the next to close when passenger services ceased on 4 January 1958.Шаблон:Sfnp The last passenger service over the line was an SLS railtour on 5 January 1958 hauled by LNWR 0-8-0 49121 and LNWR 0-6-2 tank 58926'Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp Final closure came on 2 November 1959 when coal traffic from Шаблон:Rws ceased.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp

Present

The station site has been obliterated following realignment of the junction of the A4047 and B4560 at Шаблон:Oscoor.Шаблон:Sfnp In addition, the cutting which held the station has been infilled to road level.Шаблон:Sfnp

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• Шаблон:Awdry-RailCo
• Шаблон:Butt-Stations
• Шаблон:Clinker-Stations
• Шаблон:Cite book
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• Шаблон:Quick-Stations
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