Three Cocks Junction railway station

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Three Cocks Junction
Three Cocks Junction railway station, 1960.jpg
Three Cocks Junction in 1960
LocationAberllynfi, Powys
Wales
Coordinates52°01′39″N 3°12′55″W / 52.0274°N 3.2152°W / 52.0274; -3.2152Coordinates: 52°01′39″N 3°12′55″W / 52.0274°N 3.2152°W / 52.0274; -3.2152
Platforms4[1]
History
Previous namesThree Cocks
Original companyCambrian Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway[2]
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1864Opened[2]
1962Closed[3]

Three Cocks Junction railway station (colloquially as Lucky Man Junction)[4] was a station in Three Cocks, Powys, Wales. The station closed in 1962.[3] The station had a signal box.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Radnorshire's Lost Gem: the Mid Wales Railway". Radnorshire Society. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b Holland 2013, pp. 112–113
  3. ^ a b "Hereford Hay on Wye and Brecon Railway". Historic England. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  4. ^ "The Mid Wales Railway (and related lines)". Welsh Railways Research Circle. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Three Cocks Jcn". Signalling Record Society. Retrieved 9 March 2017.

Sources[]

  • Holland, Julian (2013). Dr Beeching's Axe 50 Years On: Memories of Britain's Lost Railways. David & Charles. ISBN 9781446302675. OCLC 841669693.

Further reading[]

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2003). Brecon to Newtown. Middleton Press. figs. 29-34. ISBN 9781906008062. OCLC 288983659.
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Branch Lines around Hay-on-Wye. Middleton Press. figs. 110-120. ISBN 9781904474920. OCLC 263292706.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Boughrood & Llyswen
Line and station closed 		  Great Western Railway
Mid-Wales Railway 		  Talgarth
Line and station closed
Glasbury-on-Wye
Line and station closed 		  London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway 		 


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