Disused Stations: Oswestry Station

The north end of Oswestry station seen in 1963 as a 'Manor' class locomotive was passing through.

On 25 September 1963 British Railways 2-6-4T locomotive number 80136 is seen standing at the north end of the Oswestry station up platform having just taken on water. The engine was at the head of a Whitchurch train.
Photo by John Ashley

A Gobowen service is seen in the bay platform at Oswestry station in April 1964.
Photo by Kenneth Gray

One of the Oswestry station totem signs seen at the north end of the up platform in 1964.
Photo from Phantasrail web site

A Whitchurch to Welshpool passenger service is seen pulling into the down platform at Oswestry station on 22 June 1964. The view was taken from an Oswestry to Whitchurch train.
Photo by David Christie from his Flickr photostream

A busy scene at Oswestry in July 1964. Standing at the up platform are two trains. In the foreground is British Railways Class 4 2-6-4T locomotive number 80079 on an Oswestry to Whitchurch service. In the distance is an Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0 locomotive on a Gobowen service.
Photo by Bevan Price

An Aberystwyth passenger service is seen at the Oswestry station down platform on 11 August 1964.
Photo by Alan Robinson

Oswestry station looking south-west in November 1964 as ex-GWR 'Manor' class locomotive number 7812 'Erlestoke Manor' prepares to depart from the up platform on a Whitchurch service.
Photo by David Pearson

A local passenger service is seen standing at Oswestry station's down platform in November 1964.
Photo by David Pearson

Oswestry station looking north-east on a wet day in January 1965. A down passenger service prepares to take on water. At the head of the train is ex-LMS Ivatt 2MT class 2-6-2T locomotive number 41241.
Photo by Bevan Price

A rail tour is seen passing north through Oswestry on 17 January 1965.

On a wet day in February 1965 passengers make their way to a Gobowen service formed of a two coach DMU. To the right a loght engine is seen waiting for a signal to allow it to proceed northwards. Oswestry had lost its through passenger services in the January of that year and only
the Gobowen service remained.
Photo by Bevan Price