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Gasworks served by a private siding between 1911 and 1937. The
Brynmawr and Blaina Gas Company received around 4000 tons of coal yearly during this period, after which coke oven gas was sourced from Blaenavon. The station had two platforms linked by a covered footbridge which subsequently lost its roof. A pagoda shelter stood on the Down platform, whilst the solidly-built stone station building was on the Up platform with a 42-lever
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Passenger services were withdrawn from the station on 30 April 1962. Goods facilities were provided until 23 March 1964. The route was progressively shortened as collieries were closed, with official closure of the section between Blaina and Rose
Heyworth Colliery coming on 5 July 1976. The last
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Blaina station opened with the first timetabled service on 23 December 1850. It was situated opposite St Peter's Church and to the north of Blaina
Reading Institute. To the north lay a network of sidings branching off to serve the Tinplate Works and Lower Deep Pit, while to the south were the
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Abertillery. There were two daily services each way; the journey time was 1¾ hours between termini. The line was converted to a railway in 1855 together with other Monmouth tramroads in the area. It became part of the
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747:(2nd ed.). Bristol: Avon-Anglia Publications & Services.
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The
History of the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
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into the valleys was a 6-mile (9.7-kilometre) branch from
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16:Former railway station in Monmouthshire, Wales
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833:Abertillery and Ebbw Vale Lines
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793:. Newbury: Countryside Books.
774:. Hersham, Surrey: Ian Allan.
269:, which was first opened as a
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253:Among the lines built by the
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231:Blaina railway station
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368:Bournville (Mon) Halt
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275:Llanhiledd Tramroad
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47:General information
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335:Following station
323:Preceding station
312:Six Bells Colliery
89:51.7644°N 3.1613°W
884:978-0-901461-57-5
842:978-1-9044-7484-5
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68:Coordinates
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671:. CN 8983.
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392:References
304:signal box
241:county of
182:1850-12-23
77:51°45′52″N
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713:11956311M
687:Sparkford
386:A467 road
298:of 1923.
173:Key dates
119:Platforms
80:3°09′41″W
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645:(1990).
341:Nantyglo
296:Grouping
283:Beaufort
277:between
271:tramroad
267:Nantyglo
263:Aberbeeg
112:SO199079
52:Location
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188:Opened
132:Status
56:Blaina
27:Blaina
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257:from
239:Welsh
63:Wales
889:OCLC
879:ISBN
856:ISBN
837:ISBN
818:ISBN
795:ISBN
776:ISBN
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