Waterloo Halt railway station

Former railway station in Wales

51°35′16″N 3°09′48″W / 51.587781°N 3.1633423°W / 51.587781; -3.1633423Grid referenceST195883Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyBrecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction RailwayKey datesOctober 1908Opened17 September 1956Closed

Waterloo Halt railway station was a small halt which served the community of Rudry in Caerphilly, South Wales between 1908 and 1956.

Like other halts on the line, Waterloo was very basic, consisting of a single ground-level platform made from sleepers,[1] a name-board and one lamp (though the halt did have a second lamp for at least some of its later life). There was no shelter, with passengers being confined to a fenced enclosure, whose gate to the platform would be unlocked by the guard when the train arrived.

Located on the original Brecon & Merthyr Loop Line (as opposed to the second line which was built later by the Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway), Waterloo Halt was served by 'down' services only. Fountain Bridge Halt on the opposite side of the river (on the PN&CR line) was served by the 'up' trains.[2]

The halt closed in 1956 when the passenger service was withdrawn. The site is now the garden of a private residence.

References

  1. ^ Hall, M. (2009). Lost Railways of South Wales. Newbury: Countryside Books. p. 44. ISBN 9781846741722.
  2. ^ Hutton, J. (1996). The Newport Docks & Railway Company. Kettering: Silver Link. p. 101. ISBN 9781857941630.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Gwernydomen Halt
Line and station closed 		  Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway
Left arrow Down services only 		  White Hart Halt
Line and station closed


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