Blaina railway station
Blaina | |
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Station remains in 1966.
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Location | |
Place | Blaina |
Area | Blaenau Gwent |
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Grid reference | SO199079 |
Operations | |
Original company | Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
23 December 1850 | Opened |
30 April 1962 | Closed to passengers |
23 March 1964 | Closed to goods |
5 July 1976 | Line closed |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Blaina railway station was a station which served the small town of Blaina in the Welsh county of Monmouthshire.[1]
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History
Among the lines built by the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company from Newport into the valleys was a 6-mile (9.7-kilometre) branch from Aberbeeg to Nantyglo, which was first opened as a tramroad in 1824 branching from the Llanhiledd Tramroad between Crumlin and Beaufort.[2] The first timetabled passenger service began on 23 December 1850 from Newport Courtybella to Blaina via Abertillery.[3] There were two daily services each way; the journey time was 1¾ hours between termini.[4] The line was converted to a railway in 1855 together with other Monmouth tramroads in the area.[5] It became part of the Great Western Railway in 1880[6] and remained there at the Grouping of 1923.[7]
Blaina station opened with the first timetabled service on 23 December 1850.[8][9] It was situated opposite St Peter's Church and to the north of Blaina Reading Institute.[10] To the north lay a network of sidings branching off to serve the Tinplate Works and Lower Deep Pit, while to the south were the Gasworks served by a private siding between 1911 and 1937.[11] The Brynmawr and Blaina Gas Company received around 4000 tons of coal yearly during this period, after which coke oven gas was sourced from Blaenavon.[12] The station had two platforms linked by a covered footbridge which subsequently lost its roof.[13] A pagoda shelter stood on the Down platform, whilst the solidly-built stone station building was on the Up platform with a 42-lever signal box which was in service until 11 October 1964.[14][5] Around 15 staff were employed at Blaina station in the 1930s.[15]
Passenger services were withdrawn from the station on 30 April 1962.[16][9][8] Goods facilities were provided until 23 March 1964.[16] The route was progressively shortened as colleries were closed, with official closure of the section between Blaina and Rose Heyworth Colliery coming on 5 July 1976.[17] The last section of the line near Abertillery was taken out of use in 1989 after the closure of Six Bells Colliery.[5][18]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Nantyglo Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company |
Bournville (Mon) Halt Line and station closed |
Present
The A467 road follows the course of the former line through Blaina.[citation needed]
References
Notes
- ↑ Conolly (2004), p. 8, section A4.
- ↑ Page (1988), p. 141.
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith (2006), historical background.
- ↑ Byles (1982), p. 32.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Page (1988), p. 142.
- ↑ Awdry (1990), p. 36.
- ↑ Awdry (1990), p. 13.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Quick (2009), p. 89.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Butt (1995), p. 37.
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith (2006), fig. XXVIII.
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith (2006), figs. XXVIII and 81.
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith (2006), fig. 81.
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith (2006), figs. 80 and 82.
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith (2006), figs. 82 and 83.
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith (2006), fig. 80.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Clinker (1988), p. 14.
- ↑ Hurst (1991), p. 69, note 3054.
- ↑ Hall (2009), p. 52.
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