Wheatsheaf junction
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Wheatsheaf Junction was a Junction on the railway line between Wrexham
and Gresford
on the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway
. The location was around 2 km from Wrexham General Station, below the Weatsheaf public house. It was built as contigious with the line to Brymbo
which was the terminus. The route to Brymbo was almost dead straight, but was very steep and consequently had two rope worked inclined planes locally called 'brakes' and also a tunnel. The route was subsequently superseded in 1862 by a new line and yard that could be worked throughout by steam engines, this was from Croes Newydd
, named the Wrexham and Minera Branch
as it also allowed access to the quarries and mines in Minera
. Progressively parts of the original line fell into disuse until after the Great War when only a yard for 269 wagons and a branch to Gwersyllt
colliery adjoining the Wrexham Mold and Connahs Quay Railway was left.
Wrexham
Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
and Gresford
Gresford
Gresford is a village and a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales.According to the 2001 Census, the population of the community, which also includes the village of Marford, was 5,334....
on the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway
Shrewsbury to Chester Line
The Shrewsbury to Chester Line, also known as the Severn–Dee Line , was built in 1846 as the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway...
. The location was around 2 km from Wrexham General Station, below the Weatsheaf public house. It was built as contigious with the line to Brymbo
Brymbo
Brymbo is a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is a village situated in the hilly country to the west of Wrexham town, largely surrounded by farmland....
which was the terminus. The route to Brymbo was almost dead straight, but was very steep and consequently had two rope worked inclined planes locally called 'brakes' and also a tunnel. The route was subsequently superseded in 1862 by a new line and yard that could be worked throughout by steam engines, this was from Croes Newydd
Croes Newydd
Croes Newydd was a large steam locomotive shed, marshalling yard and junction in Wrexham, in Wales.-History:Wrexham's Croes Newydd locomotive shed was the last of the GWR 'northlight' designs, being a roundhouse and depending on a central turntable for access. It was built by the Great Western...
, named the Wrexham and Minera Branch
Wrexham and Minera Branch
The Wrexham and Minera Railway or Wrexham and Minera Branch was a railway line in North Wales between the town of Wrexham, the village of Brymbo where it served the Brymbo Steelworks, and the lead mines and limeworks at Minera. A further branch ran from Brymbo to Coed Talon, where it connected with...
as it also allowed access to the quarries and mines in Minera
Minera
Minera is a small village, and a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales.The community, which in addition to Minera village includes a number of smaller hamlets such as Gwynfryn and New Brighton and large areas of farmland, had a...
. Progressively parts of the original line fell into disuse until after the Great War when only a yard for 269 wagons and a branch to Gwersyllt
Gwersyllt
Gwersyllt is an urban village and a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales....
colliery adjoining the Wrexham Mold and Connahs Quay Railway was left.