Tram Inn railway station

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Tram Inn
Level crossing Allensmore, Hereford - geograph.org.uk - 1556192.jpg
The site of the station, now a level crossing, in 2009
General information
LocationEast of Thruxton, Herefordshire
England
Coordinates 51°59′54″N2°46′56″W / 51.9982°N 2.7822°W / 51.9982; -2.7822 Coordinates: 51°59′54″N2°46′56″W / 51.9982°N 2.7822°W / 51.9982; -2.7822
Grid reference SO464335
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
2 January 1854Opened
9 June 1958Closed to passengers
1964closed

Tram Inn railway station was a station to the east of Thruxton, Herefordshire, England. It was named after a local public house, itself named after a tramway that carried coal into Hereford before the modern railway. [1] [2] [3]

The station was opened in 1854, closed to passengers in 1958 [4] [5] and closed completely in 1964.

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References

  1. Simpson, Helen J. (1997). The Day the Trains Came: The Herefordshire Railways : the People who Built Them and who Rejoiced when They Arrived. Gracewing Publishing. ISBN   978-0-85244-374-3 . Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  2. Cornelius Hallen, A. W. (1892). "Holiday Notes on the Welsh Marches". The Scottish Antiquary, or, Northern Notes & Queries. 7: 66. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  3. Greene, Miranda (2 March 2015). "The Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford railway". Herefordshire Council. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  4. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 426. OCLC   931112387.
  5. 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. p. 233. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.

Further reading

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
St Devereux
Line open, station closed
  Great Western Railway
Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
  Hereford Barton
Line and station closed