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from the north-east. Both railways were to serve Brecon, and to achieve this the latter had running powers over the former from
Talyllyn into Brecon. The eastern spur of the triangle permitted through running from South Wales to mid-Wales and also to Hereford.
210:, opened in 1869. The junction was triangular, with north, east and west chords, station platforms being sited at the western junction and also, until 1878, at the eastern junction. The Junction took its name from the adjacent tiny hamlet.
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All the railways at
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was a railway junction located 4 mi (6.4 km) east of
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Changing trains at
Talyllyn, shortly before the line closed
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Former Brecon and
Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway stations
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403:. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 10-17.
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256:and Barmouth Junction (renamed
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761:Manchester and Milford Railway
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480:Line and station closed
454:Line and station closed
217:from the south met the
355:The Mid-Wales Railway
280:Quick, M. E. (2002).
159:Great Western Railway
1151:Llanrhaiadr Mochnant
624:Three Cocks Junction
357:. The Oakwood Press.
815:Brecon Mount Street
614:Llangorse Lake Halt
476:Llangorse Lake Halt
353:R W Kidner (2003).
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47:General information
908:Brecon Free Street
746:Moat Lane Junction
444:Following station
432:Preceding station
246:Moat Lane Junction
89:51.9380°N 3.2996°W
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1156:Pedairffordd Halt
966:Commins Coch Halt
835:Glan-yr-Afon Halt
797:Mid-Wales Railway
685:Llanfyllin Branch
576:Talyllyn Junction
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401:Brecon to Newtown
374:Brecon to Newport
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227:Hay Railway
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68:Coordinates
56:Llanhamlach
1278:Categories
1199:Trefeglwys
1189:Garth Road
1067:Crew Green
1044:Montgomery
1009:Buttington
875:St Harmons
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652:New Radnor
609:Hay-on-Wye
267:References
260:in 1960).
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165:Key dates
119:Platforms
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415:OCLC
405:ISBN
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