Four Crosses railway station
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Four Crosses railway station was a station on the former Cambrian Railway between Oswestry
and Welshpool
.
It opened in 1860 as part of the Oswestry and Newtown Railway and served the village of Four Crosses
in Powys
, Wales
until closure in 1965. The station was immortalised in 1964 in the song "Slow Train
" by Flanders and Swann
.
Oswestry
Oswestry is a town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. It is at the junction of the A5, A483, and A495 roads....
and Welshpool
Welshpool railway station
Welshpool railway station is a railway station on the Cambrian Line, in Powys, mid-Wales. It serves the town of Welshpool.The modern station is a single island platform between the two railway lines, reached by a large pedestrian bridge over the eastbound railway line and the A483 road. It has no...
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It opened in 1860 as part of the Oswestry and Newtown Railway and served the village of Four Crosses
Four Crosses, Powys
Four Crosses is a village located in the County of Powys in Wales, close to the border with Shropshire. It is in the community of Llandysilio.The village is home to over 900 persons....
in 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
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
until closure in 1965. The station was immortalised in 1964 in the song "Slow Train
Slow Train
"Slow Train" is a song by the British duo Flanders and Swann, written in 1963.It laments the loss of British stations and railway lines in that era, due to the Beeching cuts, and also the passing of a way of life, with the advent of motorways etc....
" by Flanders and Swann
Flanders and Swann
The British duo Flanders and Swann were the actor and singer Michael Flanders and the composer, pianist and linguist Donald Swann , who collaborated in writing and performing comic songs....
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