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Titley Junction from east 1957
Remote and rural junction in the middle of nowhere; Titley Junction was over two miles from the village it purported to serve. The Leominster to Kington Railway opened to Kington on 2nd August 1857. In 1862 the railway was leased to the GWR who eventually absorbed it in 1898. The branch from Titley to Presteigne, a distance of 5 and three-quarter miles, was opened on 10th September 1875. Titley was also the junction of the branch to Eardisley on the Midland Railway, via Lyonshall, which opened on 3rd August 1874. This must rank as one of the most obscure branch lines in the country. It was a wartime casualty closing during the 1st World War in 1917, re-opening in December 1922 and then finally on 1st July 1940. The branch to Presteigne closed to passengers on 4th June 1951. The remaining branch from Leominster to Kington lingered-on until succumbing on the 7th February 1955. In this view looking west towards Kington, Titley Junction pays visit to a special visiting the branch in July 1957. The station is still relatively complete at this time still being fully signalled, the box closing just over a year later in August 1958.
Titley Junction from east 1957
Remote and rural junction in the middle of nowhere; Titley Junction was over two miles from the village it purported to serve. The Leominster to Kington Railway opened to Kington on 2nd August 1857. In 1862 the railway was leased to the GWR who eventually absorbed it in 1898. The branch from Titley to Presteigne, a distance of 5 and three-quarter miles, was opened on 10th September 1875. Titley was also the junction of the branch to Eardisley on the Midland Railway, via Lyonshall, which opened on 3rd August 1874. This must rank as one of the most obscure branch lines in the country. It was a wartime casualty closing during the 1st World War in 1917, re-opening in December 1922 and then finally on 1st July 1940. The branch to Presteigne closed to passengers on 4th June 1951. The remaining branch from Leominster to Kington lingered-on until succumbing on the 7th February 1955. In this view looking west towards Kington, Titley Junction pays visit to a special visiting the branch in July 1957. The station is still relatively complete at this time still being fully signalled, the box closing just over a year later in August 1958.