Doldowlod railway station
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Doldowlod railway station stood on the Mid Wales Railway between Builth Wells and Rhayader
. It was closed on 31 December 1962 and the trackbed removed.
on 21 September 1864. The Mid Wales Railway got into financial difficulties and a working arrangement was made with the Cambrian Railways
on 2 April 1888; who took over the line on 24 June 1904. The line later became part of the Great Western Railway
.
The station along with the rest of the former Mid Wales Railway line was closed by the British Transport Commission
on 31 December 1962. These cutbacks, and similar cutbacks in the same period, are usually described as the Beeching Axe
.
Rhayader railway station
Rhayader railway station was a station serving the town of Rhayader, Powys, on the Mid Wales Railway line.It was opened in 1864 in Cwmdauddwr, a village on the opposite bank of the River Wye. The 'Beeching Axe' modernisation program viewed rural Wales as an area in decline and therefore advocated...
. It was closed on 31 December 1962 and the trackbed removed.
History
Doldowlod on Wye railway station was opened by the Mid-Wales RailwayMid-Wales Railway
-Company Formation and Parliamentary authorisation:The company was formed in 1859 and parliamentary approval was received on 1 August for the northern section of the line from Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire to Llandovery, Carmarthenshire...
on 21 September 1864. The Mid Wales Railway got into financial difficulties and a working arrangement was made with the Cambrian Railways
Cambrian Railways
Cambrian Railways owned of track over a large area of mid-Wales. The system was an amalgamation of a number of railways that were incorporated in 1864, 1865 and 1904...
on 2 April 1888; who took over the line on 24 June 1904. The line later became part of the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
.
The station along with the rest of the former Mid Wales Railway line was closed by the British Transport Commission
British Transport Commission
The British Transport Commission was created by Clement Attlee's post-war Labour government as a part of its nationalisation programme, to oversee railways, canals and road freight transport in Great Britain...
on 31 December 1962. These cutbacks, and similar cutbacks in the same period, are usually described as the Beeching Axe
Beeching Axe
The Beeching Axe or the Beeching Cuts are informal names for the British Government's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system in the United Kingdom. The name is that of the main author of The Reshaping of British Railways, Dr Richard...
.