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As a result of decline in the local industry and the costs of working the line between
Abergavenny and Merthyr, passenger services ended on 4 January 1958. The last public service over the line was an
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Trevil station was in an isolated location, situated just to the south of the Castle Inn. It had two platforms, the main brick-built station building and house being situated on the Down platform. No
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Trevil opened with the extension of the line on 1 March 1864. The village had a long association with tramroads, the Trevil Rail Road having been established in May 1793 and operating from 1797. The
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were provided in connection with the
Beaufort Ironworks which ran parallel with the Sirhowy Tramway. These sidings lasted until May 1938. At the same time, the station's
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Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present
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railtour on 5 January 1958 hauled by LNWR 0-8-0 49121 and LNWR 0-6-2 tank 58926. Official closure came on 6 January.
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which acquired the smaller railway company on 30 June 1866. On 1 March 1864, the line was extended from
Brynmawr to
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ran from Trevil limestone quarries to the north-east, under the
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975:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1864
970:Former London and North Western Railway stations
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425:The site of the station has been lost under the
16:Disused railway station in Trefil, Blaenau Gwent
333:of the station house in order to maintain the
727:Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies
965:Disused railway stations in Blaenau Gwent
399:Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway
282:ran southwards to Sirhowy Ironworks. The
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940:. Poole: Oxford Publishing Co.
871:. Newbury: Countryside Books.
848:Edge, David (September 2002).
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413:Line and station closed
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298:), it was converted to
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168:1 March 1864
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886:Page, James (1988) .
227:was a station on the
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608:, figs. XVII and 81.
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35:General information
721:Awdry, Christopher
376:Following station
364:Preceding station
325:was replaced by a
288:Beaufort Ironworks
77:51.7962°N 3.2377°W
947:978-0-86093-339-7
920:978-0-901461-57-5
878:978-1-84674-172-2
840:978-0-7110-0320-0
813:978-0-905466-91-0
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486:Hall (2009)
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56:Coordinates
27:Trevil Halt
959:Categories
749:. CN 8983.
683:, fig. 65.
632:, fig. 82.
596:, fig. 81.
433:References
335:block post
331:bay window
323:signal box
315:goods yard
243:county of
200:1958-01-06
172:1864-03-01
65:51°47′46″N
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765:Sparkford
427:A465 road
382:Nantybwch
310:in 1935.
273:Nantybwch
163:Key dates
107:Platforms
68:3°14′16″W
783:60251199
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723:(1990).
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265:Brynmawr
100:SO147115
40:Location
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206:Closed
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120:Status
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438:Notes
327:frame
259:from
241:Welsh
51:Wales
942:ISBN
925:OCLC
915:ISBN
892:ISBN
873:ISBN
854:ISBN
835:ISBN
818:OCLC
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