Blackwood Railway Station (Wales)
Blackwood railway station (Welsh: Y Coed Duon) was a station on the Sirhowy Railway. It served the town of Blackwood, Caerphilly.
History
The station opened on 19 June 1865 by the Sirhowy Railway after the conversion of the Sirhowy Tramroad to a standard gauge railway. The station had a signal box, which was eventually destroyed. Due to competition from bus services in the area, the station met its demise to passenger services on 13 June 1960, though the last train ran on the 11th. Goods traffic ceased on 8 February 1965.
Present day
Almost nothing of the station and route currently exists. The National Cycle Network route 467 between Blackwood and Hollybush follows a lot of former trackbed of the railway.
Notes
- ^ Awdry 1990, p. 103
- ^ Geograph: Signalbox at Blackwood, with date information, Ben Brooksbank
- ^ Hall (2009), p. 51.
- ^ Tasker (1986), p. 62.
- ^ Tasker (1992), p. 46.
References
- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. CN 8983.
- Tasker, W.W. (1986). The Merthyr, Tredegar & Abergavenny Railway and branches. Poole: Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-86093-339-7.
- Tasker, W.W. (1992) [1978]. Railways in the Sirhowy Valley. Oxford: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-415-6.
- Hall, Mike (2009). Lost Railways of South Wales. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-84674-172-2.
Route
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontllanfraith High Level | London, Midland and Scottish Railway Sirhowy Railway |
Argoed |