Aberbeeg railway station
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Aberbeeg railway station served the village of Aberbeeg
in Monmouthshire
. It was the junction where the lines from Newport
to Brynmawr
and Ebbw Vale
divided.
, it became part of the Great Western Railway
during the Grouping
of 1923. The line then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways
on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Transport Commission
.
and Ebbw Vale Parkway
stations, although there is no station at Aberbeeg now.
The mooted extension of the railway line to Abertillery
would involve relaying the line from Aberbeeg.
Aberbeeg
The small village of Aberbeeg lies in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent in Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.Nearby are the villages of Llanhilleth and Six Bells, where the former colliery allowed the whole community to thrive as part of the South Wales coalfield...
in Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire (historic)
Monmouthshire , also known as the County of Monmouth , is one of thirteen ancient counties of Wales and a former administrative county....
. It was the junction where the lines from Newport
Newport
Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...
to Brynmawr
Brynmawr
Brynmawr is a market town in Blaenau Gwent, south Wales. The town, sometimes cited as the highest town in Wales, is situated at 1,250 to 1,500 feet above sea level and nestled at the head of the South Wales Valleys...
and Ebbw Vale
Ebbw Vale
Ebbw Vale is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Ebbw Fawr tributary of the Ebbw River, south Wales. It is the largest town and the administrative centre of Blaenau Gwent county borough...
divided.
History
Opened by the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal CompanyMonmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
The Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company built and operated the Newport and Pontypool Railway. It was known as "The Rat and Cat's".- Overview :...
, it became part of the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
during the Grouping
Railways Act 1921
The Railways Act 1921, also known as the Grouping Act, was an enactment by the British government of David Lloyd George intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, move the railways away from internal competition, and to retain some of the benefits which...
of 1923. The line then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways
Western Region of British Railways
The Western Region was a region of British Railways from 1948. The region ceased to be an operating unit in its own right in the 1980s and was wound up at the end of 1992...
on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Transport Commission
British Transport Commission
The British Transport Commission was created by Clement Attlee's post-war Labour government as a part of its nationalisation programme, to oversee railways, canals and road freight transport in Great Britain...
.
The site today
Trains on the reopened Ebbw Vale Line pass the site between LlanhillethLlanhilleth railway station
Llanhilleth railway station is a railway station on the Ebbw Valley Railway and serves the village of Llanhilleth, Wales.The original Llanhilleth railway station was opened by the Great Western Railway on the 1st of October 1901, but it was closed on the 30th April 1962 The present station is...
and Ebbw Vale Parkway
Ebbw Vale Parkway railway station
Ebbw Vale Parkway railway station is the current terminus of the Ebbw Valley Railway. The station opened on 6 February 2008 when services to and from Cardiff Central commenced after 46 years of being a freight-only line...
stations, although there is no station at Aberbeeg now.
The mooted extension of the railway line to Abertillery
Abertillery railway station
Abertlllery railway station was a station which served Abertillery, in the Welsh county of Monmouthshire.-History:Opened by the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company it became part of the Great Western Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Western Region of British...
would involve relaying the line from Aberbeeg.