The Borderlands line
Caergwrle
101676 entering Caergwrle
on a Bidston service in August 2000. The waiting shelter
in the background and
a similar one at Cefn y Bedd are of a design unique to this line.
This station was formerly
known as Caergwrle Castle & Wells.
37037,
37099 and 47051 are seen on a light engine move at Caergwrle 28.9.92.
This station was formally known as Caergwrle Castle and Wells and was a
popular day trip destination in the days before motor cars. On the
Cefnybedd side of the station there were formally mineral branches to Llay
Main colliery and Llay Hall brickworks. The colliery branch survived
until the mid sixties.
60066 works empty timber
wagons towards Wrexham through
Caergwrle, 31st May 1994.
One of the unloved 4 wheel Pacer units, 142067, pauses at the station on 11th May 1993.
A
wonderful selection of ancient wagons are seen behind 31159 near Hope on
March 30 1993. The train is on its way back to Chester following
resignalling works on Merseyrail. Among the consist are a lowmac
wagon with a cement mixer and an ex LMS 10 foot wheelbase van at the rear.
Needless to say this train was vacuum braked.
Hope
60034 on steel empties
passing Hope on 6th July 1993.
Houses have now appeared
behind the Wrexham bound platform
as 101680 calls on 26th
July 2000.
A
long steel train for Dee Marsh passes Hope on 17th April 1998 behind 60046.
Hope
station once had a goods yard and signalbox, the goods yard was
situated
where the new houses now stand.
