Talsarn Halt[2] was a small railway station in a very rural location on the Aberayron branch of the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line in the Welsh county of Ceredigion. Opened by the Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway, the branch to Aberayron diverged from the through line at Lampeter.
Talsarn Halt | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Tal-sarn, Ceredigion Wales |
| Coordinates | 52°10′21″N 4°07′58″W / 52.1725°N 4.1329°W |
| Grid reference | SN5423754840 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 12 May 1911 | Station opens |
| 12 February 1951[1] | Station closes (last train) |
| 7 May 1951 | Station closes (official)[1] |
| 1963 | Line closed for general freight |
| 1 October 1973 | Line closed for milk traffic |
| Summer 1975 | Track lifted |
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History edit
The branch was incorporated into the Great Western Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. Passenger services were discontinued in 1951, general freight in 1963 and milk traffic in 1973.[3] The single platform was built from wooden railway sleepers and can still be seen from the nearby road.
Micro-history edit
Dylan Thomas lived in nearby Talsarn in the 1940s.[4]
References edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 226.
- ^ "Talsarn Halt, Lampeter Aberayron & New Quay Light Railway (41350)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved : 2012-09-23
- ^ Aberayron Branch Retrieved : 2012-09-23
- ^ Thomas 2000.
Sources edit
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.
- Great Western Railway Journal Vol 2 No 16 (Autumn 1995)[1]
- Thomas, David N. (2000). Dylan Thomas: A Farm, Two Mansions and a Bungalow. Seren. ISBN 1-85411-275-9.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Blaenplwyf | Great Western Railway Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway |
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