Llanfyllin
Originally the goods yard contained two goods sheds one of these being situated on a loop siding that was laid on a parallel alignment to the passenger station.
it was a brick-built structure which was built to a typical Oswestry and Newtown design for that period internally it had a brick-faced wooden platform which extended the full length of the building but allowed for a single line which ran through and out to the rear to a further loading area. A bay was provided for on the roadside which was protected by two internal overlapping doors that could be half closed or half opened while a corrugated half-moon canopy ran the full length of the opening.
large sliding doors protected the front and the rear of the shed, the former door hanging off external runners while the latter hung off an internal runner which was situated between the main structure and the goods office. The goods office was situated on the eastern gable with access being made via steps leading to the office door internally the office was connected to the loading platform by a communicating door.
In the final years, the goods shed road was reduced in length it being terminated a short way before the shed doors The internal platform was then extended up to the inner-facing wall and a small doorway was knocked through thus allowing for the transfer of goods to be made from the reception road
Freight traffic was conveyed by a daily branch pick-up service train which generally departed from the main yard at Oswestry. The train was formed with Llanymynech wagons next to the engine followed by Llansantffraid and Llanfyllin next to the brake. Departing Oswestry at 11.0 am it gave engine crews plenty of time to carry out the shunt at Llanymynech before the 11.53 am departure for Llanfyllin, having called at Llansantffraid where half an hour was allowed for shunting operations the train arrived at Llanfyllin at around 12.46 pm.
On arrival, the train ran into the station platform where the engine stopped clear of the engine release crossover. The engine then ran around and drew the wagons clear. If the train was too long for the station run round the movement was made via the far loop ground frame which was released with the key on the token. The usual procedure was to drop the break van in front of the goods shed and then take the other wagons and put them into the yard and either put them aside or use them to collect the empties which were knocked down onto the brake to form the return train. finally, the loads were positioned as required.
Outward goods traffic included scrap metal which came from a local scrap merchant Arnold and Parks who had a yard in nearby Bridge Street.
Occasionally, tree trunks were loaded onto bolster wagons using a rail-mounted crane, which when needed was brought up from Oswestry and shunted into the shed road, wagons were then put onto the road alongside the run round and trunks craned across onto them.
The forestry commission delivered pit props to the station for dispatch to coal mines in South Wales. these were dealt with at the loading dock opposite the station platform.
Inwards goods traffic consisted of coal which was received by a local merchant Eddie Rees Davies who had an office near the yard entrance.
Other commodities included basic slag, lime and animal feeds.
Llanfyllin
Originally the goods yard contained two goods sheds one of these being situated on a loop siding that was laid on a parallel alignment to the passenger station.
it was a brick-built structure which was built to a typical Oswestry and Newtown design for that period internally it had a brick-faced wooden platform which extended the full length of the building but allowed for a single line which ran through and out to the rear to a further loading area. A bay was provided for on the roadside which was protected by two internal overlapping doors that could be half closed or half opened while a corrugated half-moon canopy ran the full length of the opening.
large sliding doors protected the front and the rear of the shed, the former door hanging off external runners while the latter hung off an internal runner which was situated between the main structure and the goods office. The goods office was situated on the eastern gable with access being made via steps leading to the office door internally the office was connected to the loading platform by a communicating door.
In the final years, the goods shed road was reduced in length it being terminated a short way before the shed doors The internal platform was then extended up to the inner-facing wall and a small doorway was knocked through thus allowing for the transfer of goods to be made from the reception road
Freight traffic was conveyed by a daily branch pick-up service train which generally departed from the main yard at Oswestry. The train was formed with Llanymynech wagons next to the engine followed by Llansantffraid and Llanfyllin next to the brake. Departing Oswestry at 11.0 am it gave engine crews plenty of time to carry out the shunt at Llanymynech before the 11.53 am departure for Llanfyllin, having called at Llansantffraid where half an hour was allowed for shunting operations the train arrived at Llanfyllin at around 12.46 pm.
On arrival, the train ran into the station platform where the engine stopped clear of the engine release crossover. The engine then ran around and drew the wagons clear. If the train was too long for the station run round the movement was made via the far loop ground frame which was released with the key on the token. The usual procedure was to drop the break van in front of the goods shed and then take the other wagons and put them into the yard and either put them aside or use them to collect the empties which were knocked down onto the brake to form the return train. finally, the loads were positioned as required.
Outward goods traffic included scrap metal which came from a local scrap merchant Arnold and Parks who had a yard in nearby Bridge Street.
Occasionally, tree trunks were loaded onto bolster wagons using a rail-mounted crane, which when needed was brought up from Oswestry and shunted into the shed road, wagons were then put onto the road alongside the run round and trunks craned across onto them.
The forestry commission delivered pit props to the station for dispatch to coal mines in South Wales. these were dealt with at the loading dock opposite the station platform.
Inwards goods traffic consisted of coal which was received by a local merchant Eddie Rees Davies who had an office near the yard entrance.
Other commodities included basic slag, lime and animal feeds.