Talyllyn Junction railway station

Talyllyn Junction was a railway junction located 4 mi (6.4 km) east of Brecon, Powys, opened in 1863. The junction was triangular, with north, east and west chords, station platforms being sited at the western junction and also, until 1878, at the eastern junction. The Junction took its name from the adjacent tiny hamlet.

Talyllyn Junction
Changing trains at Talyllyn, shortly before the line closed
LocationLlanhamlach, Powys
Wales
Coordinates51.9380°N 3.2996°W / 51.9380; -3.2996
Grid referenceSO106274
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBrecon and Merthyr Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1863Opened
1962Closed

The junction was created where the Brecon and Merthyr Railway from the south met the Mid-Wales Railway from the north-east. Both railways were to serve Brecon, and to achieve this the latter had running powers over the former from Talyllyn into Brecon. The eastern spur of the triangle permitted through running from South Wales to mid-Wales and also to Hereford.

The northern side of the triangle followed the course of the 1816 Hay Railway, a tram-road worked by horses connecting the town of Hay with the Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal at Brecon. At the western end lay a tunnel which required widening and deepening for use by standard gauge trains.

Talyllyn Junction is often quoted as a defining feature of the Great Western Railway in Wales, namely its inheritance of junctions in unlikely and inconvenient locations. Other examples are Moat Lane Junction, Dovey Junction, Afon Wen and Barmouth Junction (renamed Morfa Mawddach in 1960).

All the railways at Talyllyn Junction were closed to passengers in 1962.[1]

References
  1. R W Kidner (2003). The Mid-Wales Railway. The Oakwood Press.

Further reading
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2003). Brecon to Newport. Middleton Press. figs. 14-19. ISBN 9781904474166. OCLC 828666902.
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Brecon to Newtown. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 10-17. ISBN 9781906008062. OCLC 288983659.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Groesffordd Halt
Line and station closed		   London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway		   Llangorse Lake Halt
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Brecon and Merthyr Railway		   Talybont-on-Usk
Line and station closed
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