Neyland railway station

Neyland
Location
Place	Neyland
Area	Pembrokeshire
Grid reference	SM967048
Operations
Original company	South Wales Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	GWR
History
15 April 1856 (1856-04-15)	Opened as Milford Haven
February 1859	Renamed Neyland
November 1859	Renamed New Milford
1 September 1906	Renamed Neyland
2 December 1963	Goods facilities withdrawn
15 June 1964	Closed to passengers
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Neyland railway station was on the north bank of the Milford Haven Waterway in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

History

The Great Western Railway (GWR) wished to link their system to Ireland. To do this, they supported the South Wales Railway (SWR), which would run from Gloucester to a port in west Wales; steamships would then carry the passengers and goods to a suitable port in Ireland. Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the GWR Engineer, originally proposed to situate the Welsh port at Fishguard, which was intended to be the terminus when the line was authorised in 1845; but in 1852, Brunel changed his mind in favour of Neyland, because it was sheltered and had deep water, which would allow large ships to dock.^[1] The SWR was opened in stages, and reached Haverfordwest on 2 January 1854;^[2] the last section from there to the new port was opened on 15 April 1856.^[3] The western terminus of the SWR, a station originally named Milford Haven, was opened with the line on 15 April 1856.^[4] Very soon there was a twice-weekly steamboat service to Waterford.^[5] The station was renamed Neyland in February 1859,^[4][6] but was renamed again in November that year, becoming New Milford;^[6][7] it was shown as New Milford (Milford Haven) in some timetables.^[7]

In 1 September 1906, the station was again renamed Neyland.^[6][7] This followed the opening on 30 August 1906 of the new harbour at Fishguard, the associated railway station, the Clarbeston Road and Letterston Railway giving a shorter route to Fishguard from Clarbeston Road and the transfer to Fishguard of the steamship service to Waterford. Neyland then rapidly declined in importance.^[8]

Goods facilities were withdrawn on 2 December 1963^[9] and the station closed to passenger traffic on 15 June 1964.^[9]

Routes

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Johnston Line closed, station open		Great Western Railway South Wales Railway		Terminus

References

1. ^ MacDermot, E.T. (1927). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833-1863. Paddington: Great Western Railway. pp. 558,566,570,578. 
2. ^ MacDermot 1927, p. 572
3. ^ MacDermot 1927, p. 577
4. ^ ^{a b} Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 160. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508. 
5. ^ MacDermot 1927, p. 578
6. ^ ^{a b c} Butt 1995, p. 172
7. ^ ^{a b c} Butt 1995, p. 170
8. ^ MacDermot, E.T. (1931). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. II: 1863-1921. Paddington: Great Western Railway. pp. 434–5. 
9. ^ ^{a b} Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977. Bristol: Avon-Anglia Publications & Services. p. 102. ISBN 0-90546-619-5. 

External links

• Neyland Station on navigable 1949 O.S. map