Doldowlod railway station

Doldowlod
Southbound goods train near Doldowlod
Location
Place	Doldowlod
Area	Powys
Operations
Original company	Mid Wales
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway[1]
History
21 September 1864	Opened.[2]
31 December 1962	Closed.[2]
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Doldowlod railway station stood on the Mid Wales Railway between Builth Wells and Rhayader.^[3] It was closed on 31 December 1962 and the trackbed removed.

History

Doldowlod on Wye railway station was opened by the Mid-Wales Railway on 21 September 1864.^[2] The Mid Wales Railway got into financial difficulties and a working arrangement was made with the Cambrian Railways on 2 April 1888;^[4] who took over the line on 24 June 1904.^[4] The line later became part of the Great Western Railway.^[1]

The station along with the rest of the former Mid Wales Railway line was closed by the British Transport Commission on 31 December 1962.^[2] These cutbacks, and similar cutbacks in the same period, are usually described as the Beeching Axe.

References

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Awdry, pages 20–21.
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Butt, page 80
3. ^ Dewick, page 14.
4. ^ ^{a b} Awdry, page 34.

Sources

• Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. 
• Butt, R. V. J. (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. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 
• Dewick, Tony (2005). Britain's Railways: Rail Atlas 1890 (1st Edition ed.). Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7110-3031-6. 

• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137. 

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Rhayader		Mid Wales Railway		Newbridge on Wye

Coordinates: 52°15′30″N 3°29′54″W / 52.25838°N 3.49829°W / 52.25838; -3.49829