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Mostyn is a historically accurate portrayal of the station of
the same name on the North Wales Coast Main Line as it existed in 1977.
These pages illustrate both the prototype and the model; the
prototype information being part of an extended collection of
photographs and documents.
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A plan of Mostyn from the early 20th Century. Quite why they ever built such an extravagant station for such a small village is unknown! |
| Two views of Mostyn Station, the Goods Shed and Exchange Sidings. The first from 1975 contrasts with the image from the early 1900s when Mostyn was a thriving station with two goods yards |  |
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The
YMCA Building at Mostyn
Belonging to the local
conservative association, the YMCA building had various uses including
being a bank and county council library. Like the footbridge over the
adjacent railway, this building was demolished in the early 1990s.
Pictures from the Woking show model of the YMCA building in position on Mostyn.
The right-hand picture shows the model shortly after construction by Dave Greenly.
Pictures from the Woking show model of the YMCA building in position on Mostyn.
The right-hand picture shows the model shortly after construction by Dave Greenly.
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1 & 2 - The Dock Weighbridge Office
3 - Holywell Junction Bridge which was adapted for Mostyn
4 - Dock Bridge
5 -The Lamp Hut that lies derelict amongst the undergrowth
6, 7, 8 & 9 - The Road and Railway sides of the derelict station
Building
10, 11 & 12 - The Goods Shed
13 - The Gates to the Goods Shed
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By 1984, both the Station Buidling and Goods Shed were derelict as is evident from these two documents |  |
These five photographs
date from the early nineties when the research for building Mostyn
first started, and before the footbridge was demolished.
Access to much of the information about Mostyn would not have been possible without the help of the late Anthony Lewis-Jones and the Mostyn History Preservation Society (http://www.mostynhistory.com).
Some
of the signalling installations at Mostyn
In recent
views, note how naked the signal box now looks after the footbridge was
demolished in the early 1990s
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The Down Starter signals at
Mostyn as originally built. By 1977 the Down Slow had been abolished |
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The
three-doll bracket with Up Inner Home signals. By 1977 the Up slow at Mostyn was part of siding no.1 and the two arms for this line were replaced with miniature arms |
Access to much of the information about Mostyn would not have been possible without the help of the late Anthony Lewis-Jones and the Mostyn History Preservation Society (http://www.mostynhistory.com).
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