Talk:Castleton, Newport
Page contents not supported in other languages.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is rated Stub-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
It is of interest to the following WikiProjects:
It is of interest to the following WikiProjects:
WikiProject icon This article is within the scope of WikiProject Wales , a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Wales on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.WalesWikipedia:WikiProject WalesTemplate:WikiProject WalesWales
Low This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.
Great Western Railway
[edit ]"The Great Western Railway station at nearby Marshfield serves Castleton." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gareth Griffith-Jones (talk • contribs) 09:07, 28 November 2011 (UTC) [reply ]
- This is what I know from my childhood and youth.
- Please read Gareth Griffith-Jones to understand my connection with the area.
- My question is: 'Did "Beeching" close the station in the sixties?'
Gareth Griffith-Jones (talk) 09:32, 28 November 2011 (UTC) [reply ]
- You might find this page of interest. It says that the station closed in 1959, i.e. pre-Beeching Axe. But it does not say why, and I'm not sure how reliable a source that is. Maybe this detail, if verified, could be added to the Marshfield article? Martinevans123 (talk) 22:29, 2 December 2011 (UTC) [reply ]
- There is some background here - "In 1959 the British Railways applied for the withdrawal of passenger facilities from Marshfield Station...." Ghmyrtle (talk) 09:37, 3 December 2011 (UTC) [reply ]
- You might find this page of interest. It says that the station closed in 1959, i.e. pre-Beeching Axe. But it does not say why, and I'm not sure how reliable a source that is. Maybe this detail, if verified, could be added to the Marshfield article? Martinevans123 (talk) 22:29, 2 December 2011 (UTC) [reply ]
- I have just expanded this to include the Severn Tunnel, 1959, and The Beeching Report.
- Gareth Griffith-Jones (talk) 16:34, 22 January 2012 (UTC)Added ref to Hansard. It works! Gareth Griffith-Jones (talk) 22:19, 24 January 2012 (UTC) [reply ]