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Title: The Railway network in Wales as it might have looked Post by: grahame on November 28, 2024, 11:34:10 From the Beeching report maps - interesting to see what had already gone, and what was proposed to go. And then to think of what survived, and what did not but has been re-opened.
(https://www.wellho.info/pix/b1b_wales.jpg) Title: Re: The Railway network in Wales as it might have looked Post by: Mark A on November 28, 2024, 13:31:43 Black = to close, but could you remind me of the meaning of 'Red dotted' pls.
Mark Title: Re: The Railway network in Wales as it might have looked Post by: grahame on November 28, 2024, 14:12:50 Black = to close, but could you remind me of the meaning of 'Red dotted' pls. Mark Retained for long distance passenger trains - intermediate stations to close. So on Anglsey, for Example, a loss of Valley, Rhosneigr, Ty Cross, Bodorgan, Gaerwen and LlanfairPG. Title: Re: The Railway network in Wales as it might have looked Post by: Chris from Nailsea on November 28, 2024, 23:01:44 ... and LlanfairPG. Easy for you to say. ;) It is actually, (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch_stationbord.JPG/1024px-Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch_stationbord.JPG) ;D Title: Re: The Railway network in Wales as it might have looked Post by: grahame on November 28, 2024, 23:12:07 An interesting history ... Quote 1848 Opened 1966 Closed 1970 Temporarily reopened 1972 Closed 1973 Reopened 6 July 2020 Temporarily closed 21 August 2021 Reopened This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |