Trevor railway station was formerly a station on the
Ruabon to Barmouth Line in north-east
Wales
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. The line was double track between
Ruabon
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and
Llangollen
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and there was a signal box at Trevor.
According to the ''
Official Handbook of Stations'' the station handled both goods and passenger traffic in 1956 and the goods yard was equipped with a 3-ton crane.
[1956, '' Official Handbook of Stations'', British Transport Commission]
There were also private sidings from the neighbourhood of the station to the firebrick works in the middle of the village (via a level crossing), and to the Cefn Mawr Monsanto works. The latter also connected to the
Pontcysyllte Branch, and via the
Rhos Branch eventually rejoined the main line on the outskirts of Wrexham.
Neighbouring stations
References
External links
Trevor station on navigable 1952 O. S. map
Beeching closures in Wales
Disused railway stations in Wrexham County Borough
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1862
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965
1862 establishments in Wales
Former Great Western Railway stations
1965 disestablishments in Wales
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