Sun Bank Halt
General information
LocationSun Bank & Trevor Uchaf, Wrexham
Wales
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
24 Jul 1905Opened
5 Jul 1950Closed [1]

Sun Bank Halt in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, was a minor station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line. It opened as Garth & Sun Bank Halt 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 failed, causing the trackbed to be washed away near the halt. A mail and freight train, hauled by GWR 4300 Class 2-6-0 No. 6315, was derailed, killing one person and injuring two people. A fire broke out, destroying all but the brake van of the train's consist.[2]

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Trevor   Great Western Railway
Ruabon Barmouth Line		   Llangollen

References

  1. ↑ Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Stations, Avon Anglia ISBN 0-905466-19-5
  2. ↑ Vaughan, Adrian (1989). Obstruction Danger. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens Limited. pp. 80–88. ISBN 1-85260-055-1.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Ruabon to Barmouth. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 13-14. ISBN 9781906008840. OCLC 651922152.

52°58′21″N 3°07′47″W / 52.9726°N 3.1296°W / 52.9726; -3.1296


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