August 6
Friday: Heavy rains on the way down last night made for exciting driving conditions but we were in The Showroom by 8pm. Most of the day was spent preparing and welcoming Bronnie and Joe staying for a few days, our first overnight guests!
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| THE ROMANCE OF RAIL TRAVEL |
We met their train at Carmarthen station, another first visit.
I thought it was going to be grander than it was.
However it does has the customary GWR red and purple bricks, wooden roof and stone lined doorways. It is the third station that the town has enjoyed < https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmarthen_railway_station> since the mid 1800’s. The previous ones have opened and closed reflecting the fortunes of railway enterprise; lines proposed, and never going further than the drawing board, lines opened and closed reflecting traffic and revenue.
Carmarthen Station viii built in 1903 can be one’s gateway to Manchester, Cardiff and Crewe or wizz you West to Pembroke Dock, Milford Haven and Fishguard.
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