Caersws - Cambrian Railway Village

Brian Poole tells the story of the vibrant railway community of Caersws and Moat Lane. The Bridge Department at Caersws was very important, maintaining civil engineering structures over a large part of Mid-Wales. Three generations of local men starting from 1895 developed skill in every facet of both inspection and maintenance of bridges, sea walls and tunnels within the Cambrian Railways and with the extra territory added by the GWR. They also constructed replacement bridges and assisted contractors. The area receives a high rainfall so the challenge was to maintain a range of bridges and culverts throughout the system where prolonged rain would quickly turn a quiet stream into a torrent. The everyday duties and life in a Welsh railway community are recorded here for posterity. So let the story unfold.