Gilwern Halt Railway Station

Gilwern Halt railway station was a station on the London and North Western Railway's Heads of the Valleys line near the village of Gilwern in the Welsh county of Brecknockshire. HistoryThe first section of the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway from Abergavenny to was opened on 29 September 1862. The line was leased and operated by the London and North Western Railway (L& NWR) which acquired the smaller railway company on 30 June 1866. The L& NWR was itself amalgamated into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in the 1923 Grouping. Gilwern first appeared in Bradshaw in April 1863, however the line's engineer, John Gardner, had reported on 27 January 1863 that it was due for completion in three or four weeks and on 6 August he confirmed that it had been open for five months which suggests the actual opening took place in late February or early March. The station was situated in a cutting which was crossed by a road bridge at the western end of the station. It was reached from the east on a 1 in 37 climb from with the line rising 150ft in less than 2mi. The station was conveniently situated for Gilwern village which was only 0. 5mi away. It was also convenient for the Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal and for this reason attracted a good summer passenger traffic as the Sunday schools in the area had afternoon outings to spend by the canal.

Gilwern Halt railway station was a station on the London and North Western Railway's Heads of the Valleys line near the village of Gilwern in the Welsh county of Brecknockshire. HistoryThe first section of the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway from Abergavenny to was opened on 29 September 1862. The line was leased and operated by the London and North Western Railway (L& NWR) which acquired the smaller railway company on 30 June 1866. The L& NWR was itself amalgamated into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in the 1923 Grouping. Gilwern first appeared in Bradshaw in April 1863, however the line's engineer, John Gardner, had reported on 27 January 1863 that it was due for completion in three or four weeks and on 6 August he confirmed that it had been open for five months which suggests the actual opening took place in late February or early March. The station was situated in a cutting which was crossed by a road bridge at the western end of the station. It was reached from the east on a 1 in 37 climb from with the line rising 150ft in less than 2mi. The station was conveniently situated for Gilwern village which was only 0. 5mi away. It was also convenient for the Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal and for this reason attracted a good summer passenger traffic as the Sunday schools in the area had afternoon outings to spend by the canal.