Bbc heritage group targets return of railway to oswestry. Indeed, it shows how railways made work no less tedious or hard for many people, but far more profitable for their employers, particularly in colonies with rich natural resources. Oswestry town football club was founded as oswestry united. Due to financial troubles the railway was sold to the london and. Compared to the cambrian railway station to the south it was small and basic. Killed in action in france and flanders 29th may 1916. Oswestry 1st tinkers green halt whittington low level whittington high level gobowen llynclys 1st llynclys porthywaen preesgweene rednal and west felton nantmawr trehowell halt penygarreg halt pontfaen pant salop other railway and industry locations cambrian railway works pit coedygo pit dolgoch quarry llynclys junction crickheath wharf. The station building today is used as commercial premises. The cambrian railways society ltd, oswestry, shropshire.
Oswestry 2020 town plan written and produced on behalf of. The more substantial facilities built in 1866 are shown. The company emerged in the late 1850s, from an amalgamation of a number of smaller railways, and continued operating until 1 january 1922 when it was absorbed by the great western railway. You can use the additional services filter to find pubs offering takeoutsdeliveries during this time railway. By 1907, there were 168,000 miles 268,800km of railway outside europe and the usa, built at a cost of nearly gb. Railway oswnpo51688 oswestry railway shed workers c1950. Oswestry was a railway town from the 1860s until passenger services ended in 1966, though quarry trains ran until 1988. A full history of my foi request and all correspondence is available on the internet at this. The oswestry and newtown railway was a railway line that ran from mid wales to the shropsire border town of oswestry, later a constituent part of the cambrian railways. Oswestry station was the principal station and headquarters of the cambrian railways cr company. A heritage group hopes to return the railway to oswestry. War memorial to the staff of the cambrian railways. This situation lasted until 1924 when the gwr took over cambrian railways and. Beatrice street, beatrice street, oswestry, sy11 1rb 0.
Please remember to doublecheck the opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit. When some of the mines became flooded, their owners turned instead to brick making. December 28, 2019 cambrian heritage railway oswestry heritage railway news wales mp pushes oswestry to gobowen proposal forward the mp for north shropshire has taken forward discussions with members of the government for the proposal to reopen the railway line linking gobowen and oswestry. We are located beside the historic dee bridge built in 45 in the centre of llangollen town. Sep 04, 2016 my latest journey through shropshires railways takes me on the most easterly stretch of the cambrian railway from oswestry to whitchurch. In north and south america, most private railway companies vertically integrate their rail freight and passenger operations with infrastructure. Authorised by an act of parliament in 1855, delays in securing land, shortage of money. The oswestry cambrian railway station shown on a 1. For a copy of the full scale map, please see the attached pdf 1054302. Due to the recent events regarding covid19, please be aware that pub opening hours and meal times may not be accurate.
Approved list of exclusions from the scope of the railways. Trainspotting in the 1950s and 1960s and what we used to wear the national railway museum are researching the trainspotting hobby which will be the focus of a season at the museum from september 2014 march 2015. Weve rounded up the best railway and transport attractions in oswestry in our quest to discover brilliant family attractions and places to visit near you. Historic colour images, mostly from 35mm colour transparencies, of railway stations, signal boxes, goods yards, engine sheds, tunnels, bridges and viaducts in the county of shropshire, in the british railways period from the late 1950s to the mid 1970s. Shropshire history the rise and rise of a railway town. Oswestry station was the headquarters of the cambrian railways a group that ran over 300 miles of track from wrexham to whitchurch in the east, to aberystwyth and pwllheli in the west and brecon to the south.
On sweeney mountain, an upland area in oswestry rural parish, numerous coal workings were opened and probably employed in the region of 300 men. Line to wellington to be joint between shrewsbury and birmingham company and the shropshire union railway and canal company. The company emerged in the late 1850s, from an amalgamation of a number of smaller railways, and continued operating until 1 january 1922 when it was absorbed by. Securing the restoration of the cambrian railways in order to preserve the unique railway heritage of oswestry and to provide a visitor attraction of national significance. It ran from a junction called porthywaen junction but was renamed llynclys junction when tvlr opened just north of llynclys station. Heritage list entry summary for former railway works and attached footbridge. May 18, 2017 oswestry locomotive depot was originally built by the oswestry and newtown railway as a 4 road deadended shed, with a twin hipped slate roof.
Photograph of the cambrian railway museum, oswestry, shropshire, england. Tanat valley light railway 1861 arrival of the railway named porthywaen junction to serve the limestone quarry. Sapper 95641, 251st tunnelling company, royal engineers. Cambrian heritage railway oswestry archives proposed. Jan 08, 2011 a heritage group hopes to return the railway to oswestry. Railway goods sheds and warehouses are building types that. The memorial was unveiled on 1 january 1924 at oswestry railway station, in memory of the 53 men of the cambrian railways who died serving in the first world war. Oswald road east side 1491 old railway station formerly listed as 21. The building was 67x200ft, and was built to the north east of the station, just south of whittington road in a fork between the gobowen branch and the whitchurch main line. Public world how the railways transformed the world brendan martin 2 fascinating book is that it tells a far richer and more complex story than that would suggest.
Photo gallery reaches 1 million views trainspotting photo album. There are also a number of facilities which can be used for hire. Loved the little signal box and the cafe is superb. As you are aware the oswestry light railway order 1995 explicitly states, and i quote no. Merged into the gwr on grouping, it closed its old oswestry station and ran all services from. Oswestry borderland heritage tanat valley light railway. Really friendly staff, very welcoming and great to talk too.
Here, you can read about the past the history of rail in the area. Oswestry fire station, mount rd, oswestry, sy11 1bb. War memorial to the staff of the cambrian railways, oswestry. The cambrian railways operated over a large area of mid and northeast wales and northwest shropshire in england, with the company headquarters in the town of oswestry, shropshire. Oswestry railway station is a heritage railway station in oswestry, shropshire, england. Oswpho51620 former railway buildings at oswestry advertiser 7 nov 1973 posted on november 15, 2011 oswpho51621 view of oswestry station from the south n. Alternatively, why not explore some other sightseeing days out nearby, including museums and art galleries, or tourist attractions. Authorised by an act of parliament in 1855, delays in securing land, shortage of money and contractors going bankrupt delayed construction. We are the cambrian railways society, based in the welshborder market town of oswestry. Shropshire 2006, 460 j pryce jones, oswestry a local history. Railway club based in ellesmere, north shropshire near the north wales border, ellesmere model railway club emrc is a happy band of friends who meet on tuesday daytimes from 10 am to 4 pm at cockshutt millennium hall, cockshutt ellesmere, shropshire sy12 0jq on the a528 shrewsbury road. Oswestry railway station and cambrian railways head office c. The towns last station and line, like many others across. The first railway to reach oswestry, in 1848, was a branch off the shrewsbury and chester railway, which ran to oswestry from a junction located at gobowen.
Oswestry became a vast railway town, shropshires answer to crewe or swindon. A large station building had been built in 1866 which also acted as the cambrian railway headquarters. In conjunction with this, railuk has also updated its album to include more trainspotter photos. The towns last station and line, like many others across the country, became a casualty of the 1960s beeching cuts. The cambrian heritage railways is a heritage railway company, trust and society based at. Meeting our local guides and discovering oswestrys history on a. The original oswestry gwr station shown on a sixinch scale map. Photo albums album railway oswnpo51688 oswestry railway shed workers c1950. In the 1960s an infamous document sounded the death knell for thousands of miles of the british railway network. Oct 29, 2008 oswestry became a vast railway town, shropshires answer to crewe or swindon.
It agreed to a joint station with the newtown and machynlleth railway in newtown, but decided to build a grand headquarters station at oswestry. Ivatt class 2 260 steam locomotive and local train don morris. Oswestry railway museum old cambrian yard, oswald road, oswestry, shropshire sy11 1re england. Old railway station, oswestry 67339 historic england. My latest journey through shropshires railways takes me on the most easterly stretch of the cambrian railway from oswestry to whitchurch. Railways have an extremely long life time and are constructed to withs.
Oswestry to whitchurch disused railway part 1 youtube. The construction of the transsiberian railway at the end of the 19th century provided a similar national link for russia. Cambrian heritage railways reports 2016 was a year of growth and progress on next phase of expansion well underway. The station, known as oswestry gwr, opened on gobowen road and accommodated the branch line, linking oswestry with the main line at. History authorised by an act of parliament in 1855, delays in securing land, shortage of money and contractors going bankrupt delayed construction. Oswestry is a vibrant market town on the border between shropshire. Please provide written evidence that cambrian heritage railways. After a legal tussle between the two competing companies, lnwr and gwr, parliament authorised building the crlnwr sponsored oswestry, ellesmere and whitchurch railway to whitchurch in august 1861, driven. The journey is a relaxing 10 miles travelling through the stunning dee valley to the lovely town of corwen the cross roads of north wales. This railway was eventually taken over by the great western railway in 1854. Bbc shropshire history the rise and rise of a railway town. Shropshires railways shrewsbury railway heritage trust.
Jan 24, 20 great shots can still be found in defunct railway sidings and scrapyards around the country. In part one we discover what is left of the stations at. Great shots can still be found in defunct railway sidings and scrapyards around the country. Add a oneline explanation of what this file represents. Oswestry locomotive depot was originally built by the oswestry and newtown railway as a 4 road deadended shed, with a twin hipped slate roof. This situation lasted until 1924 when the gwr took over cambrian railways and closed the station on gobowen road. Llangollen railway is the only standard gauge heritage railway in north wales. There are 27 oswestry railway and transport attractions to pick from. Oswestry, ellesmere and whitchurch railway wikipedia.
Oswestry railway station is a grade ii listed heritage railway station in oswestry, shropshire. Small railway in 2 parts due to the a5 bypass cutting it in half. Many stations, including oswestry, ellesmere, market drayton and. Cambrian heritage railways, oswestry ticket price timings. The first connection to oswestry was made from the south by the oswestry and newtown railway, which operated its first train on 1 may 1860. Built as an independent railway, the railway opened in portions from 1864 to 1867. Railways have an extremely long life time and are constructed to withstand natural. It was closed when passenger services were withdrawn in 1966. A great museum, had an amazing day, incredible steam train run by people who are really passionate, hardworking and friendly. Roll of honour shropshire oswestry cambrian railway. The journey is a relaxing 10 miles travelling through the stunning dee valley to the lovely town of.