Converted to standard gauge (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)) by 1872, however the company was bankrupt. The line was purchased by the Great Western Railway and extended to a terminus at Newcastle Emlyn in 1895,[3] The GWR did not build the line on to Cardigan and Newcastle Emlyn remained the terminus.
The single line crossed from the south side of the valley over the Afon Teifi to the north side via a plate girder bridge supported on stone piers. A farmer's occupation bridge pierced the embankment a little further on, and then a culvert for a stream before the single short wooden platform and pagoda style corrugated iron hut on the up side of the running line was reached. The Platform was referred to as a Halt in timetables.[2]
The line ran downstream from the station towards Henllan, passing under the minor road supported on the Alltycefan Bridge before curving to the right alongside the steep hillside above the river and then passing into the 167 yard long Alltycefan tunnel.[2]
The station was demolished after closure. In 2015 the platform site was now overgrown with the trackbed now an unofficial footpath.
^ abcPentrecourt Halt model Retrieved : 2012-09-27
^"Newcastle Emlyn railway station". isused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
^"Dairies in Ceredigion". Ceredigion.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
Referencesedit
Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Holden, John S. Holden (2007). The Manchester & Milford Railway. The Oakwood Press. ISBN0-85361-658-2.
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Pentrecourt Platform was a minor railway station near the village of Pentrecwrt West Wales on the originally broad gauge Teifi Valley line of the Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway The halt opened in 1912 to serve the old Alltycefn Woollen Mill and the village lying some 5 miles and 21 chains from the junction at Pencader and situated between the villages of Llandysul and Henllan 2 Pentrecourt Platform 1 General informationLocationPentrecwrt CarmarthenWalesCoordinates52 01 41 N 4 21 08 W 52 0280 N 4 3523 W 52 0280 4 3523Grid referenceSN3871239239Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyGreat Western RailwayKey dates1 February 1912 1 Station opened15 September 1952 1 Station closed1973Line closed Contents 1 History 2 The station 3 Notes 4 ReferencesHistory editThe Teifi Valley Railway was originally conceived as a 7 ft 1 4 in 2 140 mm broad gauge line between Carmarthen and Cardigan The line was opened temporarily in 1860 under the South Wales Railway and was fully opened the following year It was operated by the Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway between Carmarthen and Cynwyl Elfed In 1864 the line was extended to Pencader and Llandysul Converted to standard gauge 4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm by 1872 however the company was bankrupt The line was purchased by the Great Western Railway and extended to a terminus at Newcastle Emlyn in 1895 3 The GWR did not build the line on to Cardigan and Newcastle Emlyn remained the terminus Although passenger services ceased in 1952 goods services continued until 1973 because of the milk train services to the Co operative Group creamery 4 The station edit nbsp The blocked up entrance to the Alltycefn Tunnel The single line crossed from the south side of the valley over the Afon Teifi to the north side via a plate girder bridge supported on stone piers A farmer s occupation bridge pierced the embankment a little further on and then a culvert for a stream before the single short wooden platform and pagoda style corrugated iron hut on the up side of the running line was reached The Platform was referred to as a Halt in timetables 2 The line ran downstream from the station towards Henllan passing under the minor road supported on the Alltycefan Bridge before curving to the right alongside the steep hillside above the river and then passing into the 167 yard long Alltycefan tunnel 2 The station was demolished after closure In 2015 the platform site was now overgrown with the trackbed now an unofficial footpath Preceding station Disused railways Following stationLlandyssul Newcastle Emlyn BranchCarmarthen and Cardigan Railway HenllanNotes edit a b c Butt 1995 p 184 a b c Pentrecourt Halt model Retrieved 2012 09 27 Newcastle Emlyn railway station isused stations org uk Retrieved 28 January 2012 Dairies in Ceredigion Ceredigion gov uk Retrieved 28 January 2012 References editButt R V J October 1995 The Directory of Railway Stations details every public and private passenger station halt platform and stopping place past and present 1st ed Sparkford Patrick Stephens Ltd ISBN 978 1 85260 508 7 OCLC 60251199 OL 11956311M Holden John S Holden 2007 The Manchester amp Milford Railway The Oakwood Press ISBN 0 85361 658 2 vteManchester and Milford RailwayLegendAberystwyth nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Aberystwith amp Welsh Coast Rly toPwllheli nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Vale of Rheidol Railway narrow gauge Llanrhystyd Road nbsp nbsp Newtown amp Machynlleth RlyLlanilar nbsp nbsp nbsp Oswestry amp Newtown Rlyto ManchesterFelindyffryn Halt nbsp nbsp Llanidloes L amp NR Trawscoed nbsp nbsp nbsp Mid Wales Railwayto Builth WellsCaradog Falls Halt nbsp nbsp Llangurig branch nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp LlangurigAberayron branch nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp unbuilt connection15 miles 24 km Aberayron nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Llanerch Ayron Halt nbsp nbsp Strata FloridaCrossways Halt nbsp nbsp Alltddu HaltCiliau Aeron Halt nbsp nbsp TregaronFelin Fach nbsp nbsp Pont LlanioTalsarn Halt nbsp nbsp Olmarch HaltBlaenplwyf Halt nbsp nbsp nbsp LlangybiSilian Halt nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Derry OrmondNewcastle Emlyn nbsp nbsp nbsp Pontgoch nbsp nbsp nbsp LampeterTeifi Valley Railway narrow gauge nbsp nbsp nbsp Henllan nbsp nbsp nbsp Pencarreg HaltAlltycefn Tunnel nbsp nbsp LlanybydderPentrecourt Platform nbsp nbsp MaesycrugiauLlandyssul nbsp nbsp nbsp Bryn TeifiTeifi Valley route Carmarthen amp Cardigan Rly nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Pencader Junction nbsp nbsp nbsp Pencader nbsp Pencader Tunnel 985 yd901 m nbsp Llanpumpsaint nbsp ConwilDanycoed Halt nbsp Llwyfan Cerrig nbsp nbsp Gwili RailwayBronwydd Arms nbsp Abergwili Junction nbsp nbsp nbsp Llanelly Railwayto LlandoveryCarmarthen Town nbsp nbsp River GwiliCarmarthen nbsp Great Western Railwayto Milford Haven nbsp nbsp nbsp West Wales Lineto Swansea Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pentrecourt Platform railway station amp oldid 1118578569, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,