Английская Википедия:Ebbw Vale (Low Level) railway station

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox station Ebbw Vale (Low Level) railway station was a station which served Ebbw Vale, in the Welsh county of Monmouthshire.Шаблон:Sfnp

History

The origins of the railway in Ebbw Vale can be traced to the Beaufort Ironworks Tramway which opened in 1798 between the ironworks as far as Crumlin.Шаблон:Sfnp The tramway was converted from Шаблон:Track gauge to Шаблон:Track gauge gauge in 1806.Шаблон:Sfnp On 23 December 1850, the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company introduced a regular passenger service between Шаблон:Rws and Шаблон:Rws.Шаблон:Sfnp Services were extended to Ebbw Vale on 19 April 1852 after improvement works had been carried out to the Шаблон:Convert section between Шаблон:Rws and Ebbw Vale.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp The initial passenger service consisted of three trains either way at 7.00am, 12.00pm and 4.45pm from Newport, and at 9.00am, 2.15pm and 6.45pm in the other direction.Шаблон:Sfnp The tramway was relaid as a standard gauge line in 1855.Шаблон:Sfnp

A single platform station was provided with a brick station building facing the road.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp Situated in a slight cutting,Шаблон:Sfnp it was conveniently located to the town centre.Шаблон:Sfnp It was also convenient for the Ebbw Vale Steelworks at Pont-y-Gof which were connected to the line by the Rassa Railroad.Шаблон:Sfnp This connection was in use until 2 November 1959.Шаблон:Sfnp Adjacent to the station building was a 46-lever signal box.Шаблон:Sfnp The line continued north to a remotely situated goods yard and an untimetabled stop for miners at Beaufort.Шаблон:Sfnp To the south, a road overbridge crossed the line.Шаблон:Sfnp The single platform was subsequently doubled in size and the platform buildings rebuilt.Шаблон:Sfnp The station boasted a staff of 44 in 1923 and 62 in 1937.Шаблон:Sfnp

A second station was opened in Ebbw Vale by the London and North Western Railway on 2 September 1867.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp To distinguish the two Ebbw Vale stations, British Railways added the suffix "High Level" (the L&NWR station) on 23 May 1949 and "Low Level" (the GWR station) on 19 July 1950.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp

The rundown of the line began in 1939 when the Beaufort Ironworks line fell out of use.Шаблон:Sfnp Next came dieselisation in 1958 and then closure to passengers on 30 April 1962.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp The line was then singled in 1964Шаблон:Sfnp and the signal box was taken out of use on 17 August in the same year.Шаблон:Sfnp Closure to goods traffic came on 1 December 1969.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp

Present

The station site was cleared after closure and only the station house and a short section of the retaining wall which supported the cutting side remains.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp A road occupies part of the trackbed.Шаблон:Sfnp

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