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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 Google Forum
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Video of Trawscoed Station
Set of Trawscoed Station photographs
Trawscoed Station
Station view in 2006
{{Carmarthen to Aberystwyth RDT Disused railway stations in Ceredigion Former Great Western Railway stations Beeching closures in Wales Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1867 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964
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Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line
Carmarthen (, RP: ; cy, Caerfyrddin , " Merlin's fort" or "Sea-town fort") is the county town of Carmarthenshire and a community in Wales, lying on the River Towy. north of its estuary in Carmarthen Bay. The population was 14,185 in 2011, d ...
(originally called the Manchester and Milford Railway
The Manchester and Milford Railway was a Welsh railway company, intended to connect Manchester and the industrial areas of Northwest England with a deep-water port on Milford Haven, giving an alternative to the Port of Liverpool.
Despite the tit ...
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
Trawsgoed (Welsh for "Crosswood") is both a community and an estate in Ceredigion, Wales. The estate is southeast of Aberystwyth, and has been in the possession of the Vaughan family since 1200.
is located nearby.
History
The station opened in August 1867 to serve Trawsgoed Estate. The station closed in December 1964 when services were truncated atStrata Florida
Strata Florida Abbey ( cy, Abaty Ystrad Fflur) () is a former Cistercian abbey situated just outside Pontrhydfendigaid, near Tregaron in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. The abbey was founded in 1164. is a Latinisation of the Welsh ; 'Valley of F ...
, following flood damage to the line at Llanilar
Llanilar is a village and community in Ceredigion, Wales, about southeast of Aberystwyth. It is the eponym of the hundred of Ilar. The population at the 2011 census was 1,085. The community includes Rhos-y-garth.
Name
In Welsh placenames, man ...
. Formal closure was confirmed two months later. In 2001 the station building and platform survived in alternative use, but collapsed in 2006.
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
The National Library of Wales ( cy, Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru), Aberystwyth, is the national legal deposit library of Wales and is one of the Welsh Government sponsored bodies. It is the biggest library in Wales, holding over 6.5 million boo ...
on 8 August.
The station building was used as a coal merchants office after the line closed.Retrieved : 2012-09-25
References
;Notes ;Sources *Further reading
* Holden, J.S. (1979, revised 2nd edition 2007): ''The Manchester & Milford Railway'', Oakwood Press,External links
Video of Trawscoed Station
Set of Trawscoed Station photographs
Trawscoed Station
Station view in 2006
{{Carmarthen to Aberystwyth RDT Disused railway stations in Ceredigion Former Great Western Railway stations Beeching closures in Wales Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1867 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964