Erwood railway station
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (March 2017) |
Erwood | |
|---|---|
 The former station at Erwood | |
| General information | |
| Location | Erwood, Powys Wales |
| Coordinates | 52°05′10″N 3°19′53″W / 52.0861°N 3.3315°W |
| Grid reference | SO087439 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Mid-Wales Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Cambrian Railways |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1864 | Opened |
| 1962 | Closed[1] |
Erwood railway station is a former station on the Mid Wales Railway in Erwood, between Brecon and Llanidloes, Powys, Wales.[2]
The station building has been reconstructed but the platforms remain in situ. The station house is intact with extensions. [citation needed]
There are three old railway carriages at Erwood on the platform edge. Two house craft exhibits and another awaits restoration. There is also a 1939 Fowler 0-4-0 industrial diesel locomotive, maker's number 22878, fleet number 'AMW No. 169', and named "Alan",[3] which has been cosmetically restored.[citation needed] It is named after Alan Cunningham, the founder of Erwood Craft Centre.
The three carriages are:
- Great Western Railway six-compartment luggage composite, (body only)[4]
- Midland Railway six-wheel five-compartment Third (body only), built 1886[5]
- GWR 587 Four-wheel Third (body only), built 1873[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Moat Lane to Three Cocks Junction (exclusive)". British Railways in the 1960s. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "Railway carriage restoration bid by Erwood craft centre". Mid Wales. BBC. 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ "Fowler 0-4-0 Diesel Shunter of 1939, Erwood Station, Powys". Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "GWR Six compartment luggage composite (body only)". Vintage Carriages Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "MR Six-wheel 5 Compartment Third (body only) built 1886". Vintage Carriages Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "GWR 587 Four-wheel Third (body only) built 1873". Vintage Carriages Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
Further reading
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erwood railway station.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Brecon to Newtown. Middleton Press. figs. 41-45. ISBN 9781906008062. OCLC 288983659.
External links
[edit]- History of Erwood Station
- Video footage of the Fowler Diesel Shunter exhibit & the station
- Video of the old weighbridge at Erwood
- Video of the old hand operated crane at Erwood
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberedw Line and station closed |
Cambrian Railways Mid-Wales Railway |
Llanstephan Halt Line and station closed |
