Bournville (Mon) Halt railway station
Bournville (Mon) Halt railway station was a station which served Ty'r-Cecil near Blaina Abertillery in the Welsh county of Monmouthshire.[1]
Bournville (Mon) | |
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_Halt_1865383_ebadd01b.jpg.webp) Station remains in 1966. | |
| Location | Ty'r-Cecil nr Blaina, Blaenau Gwent Wales |
| Coordinates | 51.7501°N 3.1566°W |
| Grid reference | SO202063 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| July 1897 | Opened as Tylers Arms Platform |
| 30 October 1933 | Renamed Bournville (Mon) |
| 5 October 1942 | Became a halt |
| 30 April 1962 | Closed |
| 5 July 1976 | Line closed |
History
The halt was opened by the Great Western Railway in July 1897 as an untimetabled station known as Tylers Arms Platform for the use of miners.[2][3][4] The name was taken from the public house situated just to the north. It was on the Great Western's 6-mile (9.7-kilometre) branch from Aberbeeg to Nantyglo which had first opened as a tramroad in 1824 by the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company before being converted to a railway in 1855.[5] It became part of the Great Western Railway in 1880[6] and remained there at the Grouping of 1923.[7]
The station was situated to the east of South Griffith Colliery and just to the west of a Baptist Chapel; it is known to have been in use by miners on 3 June 1915.[8] The colliery was served by a series of sidings which were in use between c. 1885 and c. 1937.[8] The single-platform halt, which was 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Abertillery, backed on to houses in Bournville Road.[9] It was opened to the public and renamed Bournville (Mon) on 30 October 1933, with the suffix halt being added by 5 October 1942.[3][10] Passenger services were withdrawn from the station on 30 April 1962.[11][10][3][12] The line through the station was singled in 1964.[13] Official closure of the section between Blaina and Rose Heyworth Colliery including Bournville came on 5 July 1976.[14]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaina Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company |
Abertillery Line and station closed |
Present
The A467 road follows the course of the former line through Bournville.
References
Notes
- Conolly (2004), p. 8, section A4.
- Croughton, Kidner & Young (1982), p. 136.
- Quick (2009), p. 94.
- Butt (1995), p. 236.
- Page (1988), pp. 141-142.
- Awdry (1990), p. 36.
- Awdry (1990), p. 13.
- Mitchell & Smith (2006), fig. XXV.
- Mitchell & Smith (2006), fig. 78.
- Butt (1995), p. 40.
- Clinker (1988), p. 16.
- Hall (2009), p. 52.
- Mitchell & Smith (2006), fig. 79.
- Hurst (1991), p. 69, note 3054.
Sources
- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- Clinker, C.R. (1988) [1978]. Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830–1980 (2nd ed.). Bristol: Avon-Anglia Publications & Services. ISBN 978-0-905466-91-0. OCLC 655703233.
- Conolly, W. Philip (2004) [1958]. British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer. Hersham, Surrey: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-0320-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Croughton, Godfrey; Kidner, R.W.; Young, Alan (1982). Private and Untimetabled Railway Stations: Halts and Stopping Places. Trowbridge: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-281-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Hall, Mike (2009). Lost Railways of South Wales. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-84674-172-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Hurst, Geoffrey (1991). Register of Closed Railways 1948–1991. Milepost Publications. ISBN 0-947796-18-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (August 2006). Abertillery and Ebbw Vale Lines. Welsh Valleys. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-9044-7484-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Page, James (1988) [1979]. South Wales. Forgotten Railways. 8. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-946537-44-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.