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Nantyglo railway station was a station which served Nantyglo, in the Welsh county of Monmouthshire.{{sfnp|Conolly|2004|loc=p. 8, section A4}}

History

Among the lines built by the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company from {{rws|Newport}} into the valleys was a {{convert|6|mi|abbr=off|adj=on}} branch from {{rws|Aberbeeg}} to Nantyglo, which was first opened as a tramroad in 1824 branching from the Llanhiledd Tramroad between Crumlin and Beaufort.{{sfnp|Page|1988|p=141}} The first timetabled passenger service ran on 23 December 1850 from {{rws|Newport Courtybella}} to {{rws|Blaina}}.{{sfnp|Mitchell|Smith|2006|loc=historical background}}{{sfnp|Byles|1982|p=32}} The line was converted to a railway in 1855 together with other Monmouth tramroads in the area.{{sfnp|Page|1988|p=142}} It became part of the Great Western Railway in 1880{{sfnp|Awdry|1990|p=36}} and remained there at the Grouping of 1923.{{sfnp|Awdry|1990|p=13}}

Although the Monmouthshire Railway had established a goods station at Brynmawr by 15 December 1849 via its connection with Joseph and Crawshay Bailey's tramroad at Coalbrook Vale, passenger services were not extended beyond Nantyglo Gate at Blaina.{{sfnp|Byles|1982|p=71}} It was only after agreement was reached in June 1858 with the two brothers that the Monmouthshire Railway was authorised to establish a station in their territory.{{sfnp|Byles|1982|p=71}} Nantyglo station opened on 16 May 1859{{sfnp|Quick|2009|p=284}}{{sfnp|Butt|1995|p=166}} and was the terminus of the line from Aberbeeg until 1906 when the Brynmawr and Western Valleys Railway opened to provide a link with {{rws|Brynmawr}} on the London and North Western Railway's Heads of the Valleys line.{{sfnp|Mitchell|Smith|2006|loc=fig. 85}}{{sfnp|Tasker|1986|p=35}} The link was {{convert|1|mi|10.75|chain|km}} from a point {{convert|410|yd|m}} north of Nantyglo's booking office to a junction with the LNWR line, {{convert|150|yd|m}} to the west of Brynmawr station.{{sfnp|Tasker|1986|p=36}} Although the official opening took place on 30 June 1905, it was not until 28 May 1906 that it was authorised to open.{{sfnp|Tasker|1986|p=36}} The new line, which was on a 1 in 47 gradient fall towards Nantyglo, was jointly worked by the Great Western and the LNWR, with traffic exchanged between the two companies at Nantyglo.{{sfnp|Tasker|1986|p=36}} The link created the third route from Newport to Brynmawr, it also being possible to travel via {{rws|Blaenavon High Level}} or {{rws|Nantybwch}} and the Sirhowy Railway.{{sfnp|Tasker|1986|p=36}}

A single platform was provided for the station which had a small goods yard on the opposite side of the line.{{sfnp|Mitchell|Smith|2006|loc=fig. 87}} Such was the traffic generated during the 1930s that the station had a staff of eleven.{{sfnp|Mitchell|Smith|2006|loc=fig. 85}} To the north of the station was a tall signal box with 20 levers and to the south there was a passing loop.{{sfnp|Mitchell|Smith|2006|loc=fig. 86}} Passenger and goods services were withdrawn from the station on 30 April 1962.{{sfnp|Clinker|1988|p=99}}{{sfnp|Butt|1995|p=166}}{{sfnp|Quick|2009|p=284}} The line was progressively shortened as colleries were closed, with official closure of the section between Brynmawr and Coalbrookvale including Nantyglo coming on 4 November 1963.{{sfnp|Hurst|1991|loc=p. 23, note 1165}} The last section of the route near Abertillery was taken out of use in 1989 after the closure of Six Bells Colliery.{{sfnp|Page|1988|p=142}}{{sfnp|Hall|2009|p=52}}

Present

The A467 road follows the course of the former line through Nantyglo.{{cn|date=December 2014}}

References

Notes

Sources

• {{Awdry-RailCo}}
• {{Butt-Stations}}
• {{Cite book|last1=Byles|first1=Aubrey|title=The History of the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company|year=1982|publisher=Village Publishing|location=Cwmbran|isbn=0-946043-00-0|ref=harv}}
• {{Clinker-Stations|year=1988}}
• {{Cite book|last1=Conolly|first1=W. Philip|title = British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer|year=2004|origyear=1958|publisher=Ian Allan|location=Hersham, Surrey|isbn=978-0-7110-0320-0|ref=harv}}
• {{Cite book|last1=Hall|first1=Mike|title=Lost Railways of South Wales|year=2009|publisher=Countryside Books|location=Newbury|isbn=978-1-84674-172-2|ref=harv}}
• {{cite book|last=Hurst|first=Geoffrey|title=Register of Closed Railways 1948–1991|year=1991|publisher=Milepost Publications|isbn=0-947796-18-5|ref=harv}}
• {{Cite book|last1=Mitchell|first1=Vic|last2=Smith|first2=Keith|title=Abertillery and Ebbw Vale Lines|series=Welsh Valleys|date=August 2006|publisher=Middleton Press|location=Midhurst|isbn=978-1-9044-7484-5|ref=harv}}
• {{Cite book|last1=Page|first1=James|title=South Wales|series=Forgotten Railways|volume=8|year=1988|origyear=1979|publisher=David & Charles|location=Newton Abbot|isbn=0-946537-44-5|ref=harv}}
• {{Quick-Stations}}
• {{Cite book|last1=Tasker|first1=W.W.|title=The Merthyr, Tredegar & Abergavenny Railway and branches|year=1986|publisher=Oxford Publishing Co.|location=Poole|isbn=978-0-86093-339-7|ref=harv}}

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