Penpergwm railway station

Penpergwm railway station was a former station which served the Monmouthshire village of Penpergwm, although the community adjacent to the station was very small[1] and it could equally be said to have served the larger village of Llangattock Nigh Usk (Llangatwg Dyffryn Wysg in Welsh) which lay less than half a mile away to the east. It was located on the Welsh Marches Line between Pontypool (formerly Pontypool Road) and Abergavenny.

Penpergwm
A North-bound train passes the site of the former station in 2006
LocationPenpergwm, Monmouthshire
Wales
Coordinates51.7846°N 2.9793°W / 51.7846; -2.9793
Grid referenceSO325100
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNewport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
2 January 1854Opened
9 June 1958Closed

The former station house is now a private residence.[2]

The station closed in 1958.[3][4] The double line remains in use and carries a regular service of trains between Cardiff, Newport and Hereford.

Accidents

The station appears to have been the scene of a surprising number of accidents recorded in local newspapers:

  • 4 April 1865. Thomas Morley, a platelayer, while avoiding the path of one train was hit by a pilot engine on the other.[5]
  • 1871 attempted derailment [6]
  • December 1890. A pick-up goods train was being shunted from the up line across the down line into the yard to bring out some laden trucks, when another goods train, coming from Abergavenny and bound for Newport, dashed into it and cut it in two. The accident was due to the steep gradient and' the inability of the driver of the through goods train to pull up in time to avert the mischief.[7]
  • 7 January 1895. As Mr George Hughes, of Penpergwm Farm, was crossing the line at Penpergwm Station on Monday evening, about half-past five, he was knocked down by the northern express train and cut to pieces.[8]
  • August 1898. Wm. E. Price was crossing the line, thinking the approaching train was stopping, and was hit and killed by a northbound express train.[9]
  • May 1917. Farmer cut to pieces by express train travelling at 50 mph.[10]

References
  1. "OS Plan 1967-1971 1:2,500". old-maps.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  2. "Road to Station House, Penpergwm". geograph.org.uk. Geograph Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  3. Rogers, Mick. "70013 at Penpergwm". railwayherald.com. Railway Herald. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  4. Barrie, D.S.M. (31 March 1994). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: South Wales (2nd ed.). Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. p. 82. ISBN 9780946537693.
  5. "PENPERGWM - The Illustrated Usk Observer and Raglan Herald". James Henry Clark. 1865-04-15. hdl:10107/3081515. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. "PENPERGWM - The Illustrated Usk Observer and Raglan Herald". James Henry Clark. 1865-04-15. hdl:10107/3081515. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. "RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR ABERGAVENNY - South Wales Echo". Jones & Son. 1890-12-12. hdl:10107/4232789. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. "RAILWAY FATALITY NEAR ABERGAVENNY - South Wales Daily News". David Duncan and Sons. 1895-01-09. hdl:10107/3733466. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. "FATAL ACCIDENT AT PENPERGWM STATION - South Wales Daily News". David Duncan and Sons. 1898-09-05. hdl:10107/3740928. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. "PENPERGWM TRAGEDY - Abergavenny Chronicle". Abergavenny Chronicle Ltd. 1917-05-04. hdl:10107/4122203. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

Further reading
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2005). Hereford to Newport. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 37-44. ISBN 9781904474548. OCLC 318952259.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Abergavenny Monmouth Road
   Great Western Railway
Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway		   Nantyderry
Line open, station closed
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