Three Cocks Junction railway station
Three Cocks Junction | |||||
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 Three Cocks Junction in 1960 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Three Cocks (Aberllynfi), Powys Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°01′39″N 3°12′55″W / 52.0274°N 3.2152°W | ||||
| Platforms | 4[1] | ||||
| History | |||||
| Previous names | Three Cocks | ||||
| Original company | Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Cambrian Railways | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1864 | Opened[2] | ||||
| 1962 | Closed[3] | ||||
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Three Cocks Junction railway station (colloquially as Lucky Man Junction)[4] was a station in Three Cocks, Powys, Wales. The station closed in 1962.[3] The station had a signal box.[5]
References
- ^ "Radnorshire's Lost Gem: the Mid Wales Railway". Radnorshire Society. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ Holland 2013, pp. 112–113
- ^ a b "Hereford Hay on Wye and Brecon Railway". Historic England. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "The Mid Wales Railway (and related lines)". Welsh Railways Research Circle. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "Three Cocks Jcn". Signalling Record Society. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
Sources
- Holland, Julian (2013). Dr Beeching's Axe 50 Years On: Memories of Britain's Lost Railways. David & Charles. ISBN 9781446302675. OCLC 841669693.
Further reading
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Three Cocks Junction railway station.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2003). Brecon to Newtown. Middleton Press. figs. 29-34. ISBN 9781906008062. OCLC 288983659.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Branch Lines around Hay-on-Wye. Middleton Press. figs. 110-120. ISBN 9781904474920. OCLC 263292706.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Boughrood & Llyswen Line and station closed | Cambrian Railways Mid-Wales Railway | Talgarth Line and station closed | ||
| Glasbury-on-Wye Line and station closed | Midland Railway Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway |
