Pandy Railway Station
Pandy railway station was a railway station which served the Monmouthshire village of Pandy. It was located on the Welsh Marches Line between Hereford and Abergavenny.
On 25 March 1855 shortly after leaving Pandy, a stoker on a train, Evan Jones aged 18 went round the engine to lubricate some of the mechanism when his leg hit an iron girder of a bridge. He fell and the wheels passed over his right arm. He was transported to Hereford Infirmary where his arm was amputated but he died two days later
The station, comprising a booking office, a cloakroom and the station-master's house, was destroyed by fire in 1904.
The station closed in 1958.
The Owen Sheers novel Resistance used Pandy railway station as a location.
References
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 331. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Accident at Pandy on 25 March 1855 :: The Railways Archive". railwaysarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Fatal Railway Accident". Worcester Journal. England. 31 March 1855. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Alarming Fire at Pandy". Evening Express. 24 August 1904. hdl:10107/4144782 – via Welsh Newspapers.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2005). Hereford to Newport. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 37-44. ISBN 978-1-904474-54-8. OCLC 318952259.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontrilas Line open, station closed |
Great Western Railway Welsh Marches line |
Llanvihangel Line open, station closed | ||