Pontrhydyfen
General information
LocationPontrhydyfen, Glamorganshire
Wales
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyRhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
Pre-groupingRhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
25 June 1885 (1885-06-25)Opened
3 December 1962 (1962-12-03)Closed

Pontrhydyfen railway station served the village of Pontrhydyfen, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1885 to 1962 on the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway.

History

The station was opened on 25 June 1885 by the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway. The nearby railway cutting was locally known as Rock of Gibraltar.[1] It closed on 3 December 1962.[2]

Accidents

A collision occurred with a freight train and a passenger train. The freight was headed to Cwmavon. It was set to stop at the down platform but it went out of control when it was on the steep gradient. It carried on through Cwmavon and collided head-on with the passenger train. Both trains were traveling at 20 miles per hour. The driver of the passenger train and the fireman of the freight train were killed and twenty passengers, including the guards for both trains, were injured, three being seriously injured, including the driver of the freight train.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Afan Valley: Then And Now". Digital Desk. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  2. ↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 346. OCLC 931112387.
  3. ↑ "Report on the Collision which occurred on 24th November 1960 between Pontrhydyfen and Cwmavon in the Western Region British Railways :: The Railways Archive". Railways Archive. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Cynonville Halt
Line and station closed		   Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway   Cwmavon Glam
Line and station closed

51°38′01″N 3°44′08″W / 51.6336°N 3.7355°W / 51.6336; -3.7355


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