Erwood railway station
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Erwood railway station lay about 1 kilometre (0.621372736649807 mi) from Erwood
, Powys
, Wales. It was closed on 31 December 1962 and the trackbed removed. It lay on the old Cambrian Railways
between Brecon
and Builth Wells
. The line finally reached Moat Lane junction on the Shrewsbury Machynlleth branch.
The station building has been reconstructed by a Derbyshire couple but the platforms remain in situ. The station house is intact with extensions. The Newbridge on Wye Station signal box was found on a farm being used as a chicken shed by John Wake and now has been reconstructed and sits on the exact site, and size, of the Erwood box. It is owned by Wake but on permanent loan. It was rebuilt with help from the Radnorshire Wildlife trust as a bat and bird observatory. The station now is a craft, gift and wood turning centre with a tea/coffee/cake shop. It is open daily from Valentine's Day to Christmas Eve.
There are three old clerestory Great Western coaches at Erwood on the platform edge. Two now house craft exhibits and the other awaits preservation. There is also a Fowler 0-6-0 industrial diesel locomotive at platform edge. Looking worse for wear it awaits restoration. The trackbed of the line is now a B Road and the stations nearby of Llanfaredd
, Llansteffan and Aberedw have been demolished. Nothing remains of them nor of their sites. There was a goods yard at Erwood and the old weigh station still survives and is in situ. A raised cattle dock can still be seen. The GWR
crane from the shed lies on the platform.
There is a walk down from the station to the River Wye
and there is a sizeable free public car park close to the station.
Erwood
Erwood is a village lying along the A470 road, roughly south of Builth Wells, Powys, Wales. It is in the former county of Breconshire and the older cantref of Cantref Selyf. The Clettwr brook runs through Erwood to join the River Wye and separates the village between the parishes of Gwenddwr to...
, Powys
Powys
Powys is a local-government county and preserved county in Wales.-Geography:Powys covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire , and a small part of Denbighshire — an area of 5,179 km², making it the largest county in Wales by land area.It is...
, Wales. It was closed on 31 December 1962 and the trackbed removed. It lay on the old Cambrian Railways
Cambrian Railways
Cambrian Railways owned of track over a large area of mid-Wales. The system was an amalgamation of a number of railways that were incorporated in 1864, 1865 and 1904...
between Brecon
Brecon
Brecon is a long-established market town and community in southern Powys, Mid Wales, with a population of 7,901. It was the county town of the historic county of Brecknockshire; although its role as such was eclipsed with the formation of Powys, it remains an important local centre...
and Builth Wells
Builth Wells
Builth Wells is a town in the county of Powys, within the historic boundaries of Brecknockshire, mid Wales, lying at the confluence of the River Wye and the River Irfon, in the Welsh of the Wye Valley. It has a population of 2,352....
. The line finally reached Moat Lane junction on the Shrewsbury Machynlleth branch.
The station building has been reconstructed by a Derbyshire couple but the platforms remain in situ. The station house is intact with extensions. The Newbridge on Wye Station signal box was found on a farm being used as a chicken shed by John Wake and now has been reconstructed and sits on the exact site, and size, of the Erwood box. It is owned by Wake but on permanent loan. It was rebuilt with help from the Radnorshire Wildlife trust as a bat and bird observatory. The station now is a craft, gift and wood turning centre with a tea/coffee/cake shop. It is open daily from Valentine's Day to Christmas Eve.
There are three old clerestory Great Western coaches at Erwood on the platform edge. Two now house craft exhibits and the other awaits preservation. There is also a Fowler 0-6-0 industrial diesel locomotive at platform edge. Looking worse for wear it awaits restoration. The trackbed of the line is now a B Road and the stations nearby of Llanfaredd
Llanfaredd Halt railway station
Llanfaredd Halt railway station was an unstaffed railway station on the Mid Wales and Cambrian railway line , between Builth Wells Station and Erwood railway station. The station consisted of a small wooden platform and shelter, on the eastern side of the single line. Rarely used, the station...
, Llansteffan and Aberedw have been demolished. Nothing remains of them nor of their sites. There was a goods yard at Erwood and the old weigh station still survives and is in situ. A raised cattle dock can still be seen. The GWR
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
crane from the shed lies on the platform.
There is a walk down from the station to the River Wye
River Wye
The River Wye is the fifth-longest river in the UK and for parts of its length forms part of the border between England and Wales. It is important for nature conservation and recreation.-Description:...
and there is a sizeable free public car park close to the station.