Beaufort (LNWR) railway station
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Station site in 1965.
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| Location | |
| Place | Beaufort |
| Area | Blaenau Gwent |
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| Grid reference | SO168116 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 March 1864 | Opened |
| 2 September 1867 | Becomes a junction for Ebbw Vale |
| 2 April 1951 | Ebbw Vale branch closes |
| 6 January 1958 | Closed to passengers |
| 2 November 1959 | Closed to goods traffic |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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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 town of Beaufort in the Welsh county of Brecknockshire.[1]
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History
The first section of the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway from Abergavenny to Brynmawr was opened on 29 September 1862.[2] The line was leased and operated by the London and North Western Railway which acquired the smaller railway company on 30 June 1866.[3][4] Beaufort station opened on 1 March 1864.[5][6] It became a junction station on 2 September 1867 with the opening of a branch to Ebbw Vale.[7][8] The station nameboards read "Change for Ebbw Vale" even though the branch service started at Brynmawr.[9][10] Beaufort was busy with Ebbw Vale traffic until c. 1925 as there was a daily service to and from Brynamwr of over thirty trains.[11] Ebbw Vale was reached by the 93-yard (85 m) Beaufort Viaduct before reaching Ebbw Vale Junction and the 93-yard (85 m) Rhyd Viaduct.[12] Ebbw Vale station was near the area which is known locally as 'The Crossing', in the town centre.[citation needed]
Beaufort station was situated in a cutting to the west of a road bridge.[13] It stood opposite the Beaufort Ballroom and adjacent to the Beaufort Arms Public House.[citation needed] It had two platforms accessible by flights of steps leading down from the road bridge.[14] The main station building was built of stone, with a timber waiting shelter was provided on the opposite platform.[9] As Beaufort is situated 1,200 feet (370 m) above sea level, harsh winters such as that of 1946-47 could result in the cutting being blocked with snow.[15] The line to Ebbw Vale closed on 2 April 1951.[16][17] The Abergavenny line was the next to close when passenger services ceased on 4 January 1958.[18] The last passenger service over the line was an SLS railtour on 5 January 1958 hauled by GWR 6959 No. 7912 Little Linford Hall.[18][19] Final closure came on 2 November 1959 when coal traffic from Tredegar ceased.[9][20]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Trevil Halt Line and station closed |
London and North Western Railway Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway |
Brynmawr Line and station closed |
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| Ebbw Vale (High Level) Line and station closed |
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Present
The station site has been obliterated following realignment of the junction of the A4047 and B4560 at SO168117.[21] In addition, the cutting which held the station has been infilled to road level.[22]
References
Notes
- ↑ Conolly (2004), p. 8, section A4.
- ↑ Tasker (1986), p. 18.
- ↑ Awdry (1990), p. 93.
- ↑ Hall (2009), p. 63.
- ↑ Quick (2009), p. 77.
- ↑ Butt (1995), p. 30.
- ↑ Quick (2009), p. 161.
- ↑ Butt (1995), p. 88.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Hall (2009), p. 65.
- ↑ Edge (2002), fig. 72.
- ↑ Tasker (1986), p. 125.
- ↑ Edge (2002), fig. XV.
- ↑ Edge (2002), fig. XIV.
- ↑ Edge (2002), fig. 70.
- ↑ Edge (2002), fig. 71.
- ↑ Edge (2002), fig. 74.
- ↑ Page (1988), p. 46.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Tasker (1986), p. 139.
- ↑ Edge (2002), fig. 65.
- ↑ Clinker (1988), p. 10.
- ↑ Page (1988), p. 155.
- ↑ Hall (2009), p. 69.
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