Tram Inn | |
|---|---|
 The site of the station, now a level crossing, in 2009 | |
| General information | |
| Location | East of Thruxton, Herefordshire England |
| Coordinates | 51°59′54″N 2°46′56″W / 51.9982°N 2.7822°W |
| Grid reference | SO464335 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 2 January 1854 | Opened |
| 9 June 1958 | Closed to passengers |
| 1964 | closed |
Tram Inn railway station was a station to the east of Thruxton, Herefordshire, England. It was named after a local public house, itself named after a tramway that carried coal into Hereford before the modern railway.[1][2][3]
The station was opened in 1854, closed to passengers in 1958[4][5] and closed completely in 1964.
References
- ↑ Simpson, Helen J. (1997). The Day the Trains Came: The Herefordshire Railways : the People who Built Them and who Rejoiced when They Arrived. Gracewing Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85244-374-3. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ↑ Cornelius Hallen, A. W. (1892). "Holiday Notes on the Welsh Marches". The Scottish Antiquary, or, Northern Notes and Queries. 7: 66. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ↑ Greene, Miranda (2 March 2015). "The Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford railway". Herefordshire Council. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ↑ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 426. OCLC 931112387.
- ↑ Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. p. 233. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2005). Hereford to Newport. Middleton Press. figs. 25-31. ISBN 9781904474548. OCLC 318952259.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Devereux Line open, station closed |
Great Western Railway Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway |
Hereford Barton Line and station closed | ||
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