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Introduction

This line is closed.




Dates

  /  /1860Hay Railway
Divided. Hay to Three Cocks Junction was owned jointly by the Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway and the Mid Wales Railway. Three Cocks Junction to Talyllyn was owned by the Mid Wales Railway. Talyllyn to Brecon was owned by the Brecon and Merthyr Railway. Hay to Eardisley was owned by the Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway.
  /  /1864Hay Railway
The Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway and the Mid Wales Railway start to operate to Brecon.
  /10/1868Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway
Worked by the Mid Wales Railway.
  /  /1869Mid Wales Railway
Aberedw opened
  /  /1904Mid Wales Railway
Merged into the Cambrian Railways.
31/12/1962Mid Wales Railway
Aberedw closed

Locations along the line

These locations are along the line.




Elan Valley Junction

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Llanidloes [1st]

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Llanidloes and Newtown Railway





Llanidloes [2nd]

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Manchester and Milford Railway





Tylwch

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Glan-yr-Afon Halt

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Pantydwr

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St Harmon

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Marteg Halt

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Rhayader

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Doldowlod

This station is closed.
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Newbridge-on-Wye

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Builth Road Low Level

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View over the former Cambrian station area at Builth Road from the end of the platform of the high level LNWR station. 020607. ...
John McIntyre 02/06/2007
Site of Builth Road Low Level station, looking south, seen from UK Railtours' excursion to Llandrindod Wells heading north as it crosses the bridge ...
David Bosher 02/09/2017
Looking north along the trackbed of the Cambrian line at Builth Road with the LNWR crossing above. The former refreshment room on the right is now a ...
John McIntyre 02/06/2007
The old Low Level station, now a pub, and the former trackbed seen from the end of the platform at Builth Road High Level looking south to Builth ...
Mark Bartlett 17/09/2009
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Builth Wells

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Llanfaredd Halt

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Aberedw

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Erwood

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Looking North on the B4567 from Boughrood to Erwood, those abutments may appear to be for a rail over road bridge. As the road is built on the ...
Ken Strachan 11/05/2011
Since being photographed at Erwood in September 2009 see image 26229, Fowler 0-4-0 diesel number 169 has now been repainted. The locomotive was ...
Ken Strachan 08/05/2011
The old weighbridge at Erwood is a significant relic from the past that has survived to become a feature at the craft centre. The trackbed from here ...
Mark Bartlett 17/09/2009
All is not as it seems at this railway oasis in mid-Wales. The station building see image 26229 was originally wooden, and burnt down in 1998; the ...
Ken Strachan 08/05/2011
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Llanstephan Halt

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Boughrood and Llyswen

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Three Cocks Junction

This was a four platform junction station. The junction was to the south.
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Hay Railway





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