Bedwellty Pits Halt railway station
Bedwellty Pits Halt railway station was a station on the Sirhowy Railway. It was initially spelled Bedwelty, then known as Bedwellty Pits, and finally Bedwellty Pits Halt. It consisted of 2 wooden platforms to serve the workforce of the local colliery, which is 2 miles south of Tredegar in the Sirhowy Valley.
| Bedwellty Pits Halt railway station | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Former railway track and site of station, Bedwellty Pits | |
| Location | |
| Place | Tredegar |
| Area | Blaenau Gwent |
| Coordinates | 51.7462°N 3.2223°W |
| Grid reference | SO157059 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Sirhowy Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| by June 1871 | Station opened |
| 13 June 1960 | Station 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 | |
History
Bedwellty Pits Colliery was opened in 1850, and was served by sidings connected to the Sirhowy Railway. The station was opened by June 1871 by the Sirhowy Railway after the conversion of the Sirhowy Tramroad to a standard gauge railway.[1] It was closed to passenger traffic on 13 June 1960.
Present day
The route now forms part of National Cycle Route 467; there are no remains of the station at the site.
Notes
- Awdry 1990, p. 103
References
- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. CN 8983.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Tasker, W.W. (1986). The Merthyr, Tredegar & Abergavenny Railway and branches. Poole: Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-86093-339-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Tasker, W.W. (1992) [1978]. Railways in the Sirhowy Valley. Oxford: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-415-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Hall, Mike (2009). Lost Railways of South Wales. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-84674-172-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Hurst, Geoffrey (1991). Register of Closed Railways 1948–1991. Milepost Publications. ISBN 0-947796-18-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Route
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tredegar | London, Midland and Scottish Railway Sirhowy Railway |
Pochin Pits Colliery Platform |
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