Beag Fair Siding railway station

Beag Fair Siding
General information
LocationClynderwen, Pembrokeshire
Wales
Coordinates51°51′03″N 4°45′31″W / 51.8508°N 4.7585°W / 51.8508; -4.7585
Grid referenceSN101205
Platforms0
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNarberth Road and Maenclochog Railway
Pre-groupingNarberth Road and Maenclochog Railway
Key dates
April 1878 (1878-04)Opened
1 January 1883Closed
1 April 1895Reopened to goods
16 May 1949 (1949-05-16)Closed to goods

Beag Fair Siding railway station served the village of Clynderwen, Pembrokeshire, Wales, from 1878 to 1949 on the Narberth Road and Maenclochog Railway.

History

The station opened in April 1878 by the Narberth Road and Maenclochog Railway. It was situated on the north side of an unnamed road on the C3032. It had no platforms so people had to alight on the road, specifically the road along the siding, which the north, of which points were operated by a six-point ground frame. The station closed on 1 January 1883[1] but it reopened on 1 April 1895 to goods only. A six-lever signal box was installed around this time to prevent mishaps. This was removed in 1898 by the GWR even though they suggested that it should be built. Not much goods traffic was handled here due to the remote location and it closed on 16 May 1949.[2]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 69. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Disused Stations: Baeg Fair Siding". Disused Stations. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Clunderwen
Line closed, station open
  Narberth Road and Maenclochog Railway   Llanycefn
Line and station closed