Tylwch railway station

Tylwch railway station was a station in Tylwch, Powys, Wales. The station was closed in 1962.[2]

Tylwch
The former station master's house seen in 2012
Location
PlaceTylwch
AreaPowys
Coordinates52.4101°N 3.5155°W / 52.4101; -3.5155
Grid referenceSN969802
Operations
Original companyMid-Wales Railway
Pre-groupingCambrian Railways
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Platforms2
History
1864opened
1939Downgraded[1]
1962Closed[2]
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

On 16 September 1899, an accident happened at the station in which a mail train collided with an excursion train. Five people were seriously injured and a 24-year-old woman died in the incident.[1][3]

References
  1. "The Railway". St Harmon Community Council. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  2. "Tylwch". VisitorUK. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  3. "Disaster at Tylwch, 1899". history.powys.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2012.

Further reading
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2003). Brecon to Newtown. Middleton Press. figs. 90-92. ISBN 9781906008062. OCLC 288983659.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Llanidloes
Line and station closed		   Great Western Railway
Mid-Wales Railway		   Glan-yr-Afon Halt
Line and station closed


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