Sun Bank Halt in
Wrexham County Borough
Wrexham County Borough () is a Principal areas of Wales, county borough, with city status in the United Kingdom, city status, in the North East Wales, north-east of Wales. It borders the English ceremonial counties of Cheshire and Shropshire to ...
,
Wales
Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...
, was a minor station on the
Ruabon to Barmouth line. It opened as Garth & Sun Bank Halt in 1905 but was renamed on 1 July 1906. The line was double track and there was never a signal box nor freight facilities here.
On 7 September 1945, the bank of the
Shropshire Union Canal
The Shropshire Union Canal, sometimes nicknamed the "Shroppie", is a navigable canal in England. It is the modern name for a part of the Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company network. In the leisure age, two of the branches of that netwo ...
failed, causing the trackbed to be washed away near the halt. A mail and freight train, hauled by
GWR 4300 Class
The Great Western Railway (GWR) 4300 Class is a class of 2-6-0 (mogul) steam locomotives, designed by G.J. Churchward for Locomotive#Use, mixed traffic duties. 342 were built from 1911–1932.
Background
In 1906 Churchward fitted a more powerfu ...
2-6-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and no trailing wheels. T ...
No. 6315, was derailed, killing one person and injuring two people. A fire broke out, destroying all but the
brake van
Brake van and guard's van are terms used mainly in the UK, Ireland, Australia and India for a Rolling stock, railway vehicle equipped with a hand brake which can be applied by the Conductor (transportation), guard. The equivalent North Americ ...
of the train's consist.
Neighbouring stations
References
Further reading
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External links
Sun Bank Halt on navigable 1946 O.S. map
Disused railway stations in Wrexham County Borough
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1905
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1950
Former Great Western Railway stations
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