Hirwaun

Location type

Station

Name and dates

Hirwaun

Station code: HWU National Rail
Opened on the Vale of Neath Railway.

Chronology Dates

  /06/1853Vale of Neath Railway
Extended from Aberdare to the Aberdare Canal basin. Pig Iron from Hirwaun could be loaded onto canal barges and coal from Middle Duffryn Colliery taken to Hirwaun.
21/07/1863Dare Valley Railway
Act for line promoted by the Taff Vale Railway to run from Dare Valley Junction, by Aberdare station, to pass under the Vale of Neath Railway Dare Branch and on to Nantmelyn Colliery and Bwlffa Dare Colliery. A branch to Hirwaun was also planned, but not built. Contractor: George Fisher of the Taff Vale Railway.
02/10/1967Vale of Neath Railway
Glyn Neath to Hirwaun Pond closed.

Books


A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: South Wales v. 12 (Regional railway history series)

B&R 120: South Wales Archive - DVD - B & R Video Productions

Lost Lines: Vale of Neath

The Vale of Neath Line: From Neath to Pontypool Road

Vale of Neath Line - From Neath to Pontypool Road, The

Walks to South Wales' Lakes and Waterfalls