Sun Bank Halt railway station
Sun Bank Halt | |
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General information | |
Location | Sun Bank & Trevor Uchaf, Wrexham Wales |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
24 Jul 1905 | Opened |
5 Jul 1950 | Closed [1] |
Sun Bank Halt in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, was a minor station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line. It opened as Garth & Sun Bank Halt but was renamed on 1 July 1906. The line was double track and there was never a signal box nor freight facilities here.
On 7 September 1945, the bank of the Shropshire Union Canal failed, causing the trackbed to be washed away near the halt. A mail and freight train, hauled by GWR 4300 Class 2-6-0 No. 6315, was derailed, killing one person and injuring two people. A fire broke out, destroying all but the brake van of the train's consist.[2]
Neighbouring stations
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Trevor | Great Western Railway Ruabon Barmouth Line | Llangollen |
References
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Ruabon to Barmouth. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 13-14. ISBN 9781906008840. OCLC 651922152.
External links
- Sun Bank Halt on navigable 1946 O.S. map
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