Erwood railway station

Former railway station in Wales

52°05′10″N 3°19′53″W / 52.0861°N 3.3315°W / 52.0861; -3.3315Grid referenceSO087439Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyMid-Wales RailwayPre-groupingCambrian RailwaysPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates1864Opened1962Closed^[1]

Erwood railway station is a former station on the Mid Wales Railway in Erwood, between Brecon and Llanidloes, Powys, Wales.^[2]

The station building has been reconstructed but the platforms remain in situ. The station house is intact with extensions. ^{[citation needed]}

There are three old railway carriages at Erwood on the platform edge. Two house craft exhibits and another awaits restoration. There is also a 1939 Fowler 0-4-0 industrial diesel locomotive, maker's number 22878, fleet number 'AMW No. 169', and named "Alan",^[3] which has been cosmetically restored.^{[citation needed]} It is named after Alan Cunningham, the founder of Erwood Craft Centre.

The three carriages are:

Great Western Railway six-compartment luggage composite, (body only)^[4]
Midland Railway six-wheel five-compartment Third (body only), built 1886^[5]
GWR 587 Four-wheel Third (body only), built 1873^[6]

References

^ "Moat Lane to Three Cocks Junction (exclusive)". British Railways in the 1960s. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
^ "Railway carriage restoration bid by Erwood craft centre". Mid Wales. BBC. 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
^ "Fowler 0-4-0 Diesel Shunter of 1939, Erwood Station, Powys". Retrieved 2 January 2019.
^ "GWR Six compartment luggage composite (body only)". Vintage Carriages Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
^ "MR Six-wheel 5 Compartment Third (body only) built 1886". Vintage Carriages Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
^ "GWR 587 Four-wheel Third (body only) built 1873". Vintage Carriages Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2019.