Trawscoed railway station^[2] was located on the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line (originally called the Manchester and Milford Railway before being transferred to the GWR). The station had a signal box on the single platform, a weighing machine, several sidings, and a corrugated iron waiting room and ticket office combined. The estate of Trawsgoed is located nearby.

History

The station opened in August 1867 to serve Trawsgoed Estate. The station closed in December 1964 when services were truncated at Strata Florida, following flood damage to the line at Llanilar. Formal closure was confirmed two months later. In 2001 the station building and platform survived in alternative use,^[2] but collapsed in 2006.

Remains of an old railway bridge near Trawscoed

On the night of Sunday 7 August 1955, the royal train was stabled here overnight when it was routed over the Manchester and Milford en route to the opening of an extension to the National Library of Wales on 8 August.^[3]

The station building was used as a coal merchant office after the line closed.^[4]

References

Notes

Sources

• 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

Further reading

• Holden, J.S. (1979, revised 2nd edition 2007): The Manchester & Milford Railway, Oakwood Press, ISBN 978-0-85361-658-0

External links

• Video of Trawscoed Station
• Set of Trawscoed Station photographs
• Trawscoed Station
• Station view in 2006

Carmarthen–Aberystwyth line
Aberystwyth Cambrian Line to Machynlleth & Shrewsbury Vale of Rheidol Railway (narrow gauge) Llanrhystyd Road Llanilar Mid-Wales Railway to Shrewsbury Felindyffryn Halt Llanidloes Trawscoed Mid-Wales Railway to Builth Wells Caradog Falls Halt Llangurig branch (never saw use) Llangurig unbuilt connection 15 miles (24 km) Strata Florida Alltddu Halt Tregaron Pont Llanio Olmarch Halt Llangybi Aberaeron branch Derry Ormond Newcastle Emlyn Pontgoch Lampeter Teifi Valley Railway (narrow gauge) Henllan Pencarreg Halt Alltycefn Tunnel Llanybydder Pentrecourt Platform Maesycrugiau Llandyssul Bryn Teifi Pencader Junction Pencader Pencader Tunnel 985 yd 901 m Llanpumpsaint Conwil Danycoed Halt Llwyfan Cerrig Gwili Railway Bronwydd Arms Abergwili Junction Heart of Wales line Carmarthen Town River Gwili Carmarthen West Wales Line to Swansea