Denbigh & Mold Junction Railway
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The Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway was a 15.75 miles (25.3 km) link railway in North Wales
, between the Mold Railway
and the Vale of Clwyd Railway
. It was incorporated on 6 August 1861 and closed to passengers in 1962.
and the Vale of Clwyd Railway
. The line opened on 12 September 1869 and was worked by the London and North Western Railway
(LNWR), although it remained independent. Under the 1922 Railway grouping
, the line became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
(LMS); and on nationalisation became part of British Rail
.
The line was closed to passengers on 30 April 1962, . The last goods train from Mold to Denbigh ran at the end of 1967 and the line from Mold to Denbigh closed to all traffic on 01 January 1968. But Goods traffic to Mold continued following the cessation of passenger services, serving the nearby Synthite Chemical works; though the line was very much reduced at this stage, terminating at the Synthite works and forming a junction with the network at Penyffordd, where once it had continued through Broughton and on to Saltney Junction. Mold station survived until 1983 (though occupied by a builders merchant), when the Synthite works transferred from rail to road haulage, and the line was subsequently lifted, having now lost its last remaining usage. Mold station was demolished shortly after and was redeveloped as a supermarket.
North Wales
North Wales is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales. It is bordered to the south by the counties of Ceredigion and Powys in Mid Wales and to the east by the counties of Shropshire in the West Midlands and Cheshire in North West England...
, between the Mold Railway
Mold Railway
The Mold Railway was a railway line in northeast Wales which linked Mold to Chester....
and the Vale of Clwyd Railway
Vale of Clwyd Railway
The Vale of Clwyd Railway was a line which connected the towns of Rhyl and Denbigh via St. Asaph.At Rhyl the line connected with the North Wales Coast Line....
. It was incorporated on 6 August 1861 and closed to passengers in 1962.
History
The Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway company was incorporated on the 6 August 1861 to build a 15.75 miles (25.3 km) link railway between the Mold RailwayMold Railway
The Mold Railway was a railway line in northeast Wales which linked Mold to Chester....
and the Vale of Clwyd Railway
Vale of Clwyd Railway
The Vale of Clwyd Railway was a line which connected the towns of Rhyl and Denbigh via St. Asaph.At Rhyl the line connected with the North Wales Coast Line....
. The line opened on 12 September 1869 and was worked by the London and North Western Railway
London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway...
(LNWR), although it remained independent. Under the 1922 Railway 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...
, the line became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
The London Midland and Scottish Railway was a British railway company. It was formed on 1 January 1923 under the Railways Act of 1921, which required the grouping of over 120 separate railway companies into just four...
(LMS); and on nationalisation became part of British Rail
British Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
.
The line was closed to passengers on 30 April 1962, . The last goods train from Mold to Denbigh ran at the end of 1967 and the line from Mold to Denbigh closed to all traffic on 01 January 1968. But Goods traffic to Mold continued following the cessation of passenger services, serving the nearby Synthite Chemical works; though the line was very much reduced at this stage, terminating at the Synthite works and forming a junction with the network at Penyffordd, where once it had continued through Broughton and on to Saltney Junction. Mold station survived until 1983 (though occupied by a builders merchant), when the Synthite works transferred from rail to road haulage, and the line was subsequently lifted, having now lost its last remaining usage. Mold station was demolished shortly after and was redeveloped as a supermarket.