Central Wales Junction

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Central Wales Junction

Image: © David Stowell Taken: 14 Nov 2006

Looking south towards Hereford from the end of Craven Arms Station. Craven Arms was simply a wayside inn before the coming of the railways in the mid 1800s. The town grew up as the railway developed as an important junction for traffic with mid-wales and Shropshire. The well known livestock markets grew and brought prosperity to the town. Today the single track Central Wales Line is a "basic railway" with 4 trains day. It leaves the main Hereford - Shrewsbury line at this simple junction before heading off into the hills to the right (west).

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