Erwood railway station

Erwood
The former station at Erwood
General information
LocationErwood, Powys
Wales
Coordinates52°05′10″N 3°19′53″W / 52.0861°N 3.3315°W / 52.0861; -3.3315
Grid referenceSO087439
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMid-Wales Railway
Pre-groupingCambrian Railways
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1864Opened
1962Closed[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]
Railway trackbed now a road in Erwood.

References

  1. ^ "Moat Lane to Three Cocks Junction (exclusive)". British Railways in the 1960s. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Railway carriage restoration bid by Erwood craft centre". Mid Wales. BBC. 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Fowler 0-4-0 Diesel Shunter of 1939, Erwood Station, Powys". Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  4. ^ "GWR Six compartment luggage composite (body only)". Vintage Carriages Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  5. ^ "MR Six-wheel 5 Compartment Third (body only) built 1886". Vintage Carriages Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  6. ^ "GWR 587 Four-wheel Third (body only) built 1873". Vintage Carriages Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2019.

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Aberedw
Line and station closed 		  Cambrian Railways
Mid-Wales Railway 		  Llanstephan Halt
Line and station closed