Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway

==Extending the network==

==Extending the network==

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[[File:Wm&cqr2.png|thumb|The railway as of 1890]] The WM&CQR directors continued to believe that the commercial success of their line lay in expanding the network, most particularly in crossing the River Dee and reaching Birkenhead. On 18 August 1882 powers were granted for part of that scheme: the Hawarden Loop. This was to be a new double track railway running to the Dee some distance east of the Buckley Railway route, to [[Shotton, Flintshire|Shotton]] with a Deeside wharf there. The powers allowed crossing the Dee at this point to a new dock on the north shore. The company name was to be changed to the North Wales Railways and Docks Company, but this was never put into effect. A short extension eastward from the Wrexham station into the centre of the town was also allowed.Boyd, pages 173 to 177

| short_title = Wrexham Mold and Connah's Quay Railway Act 1882

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| parliament = Parliament of the United Kingdom

| long_title = An Act to enable the Wrexham Mold and Connah's Quay Railway Company to make new Branch Railways Roads Streets and other Works to raise further Capital and for other purposes.

| year = 1882

| citation = [[45 & 46 Vict.]] c. ccxxxii

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| royal_assent = 18 August 1882

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[[File:Wm&cqr2.png|thumb|The railway as of 1890]]

The WM&CQR directors continued to believe that the commercial success of their line lay in expanding the network, most particularly in crossing the River Dee and reaching Birkenhead. On 18 August 1882 powers were granted by the '''{{visible anchor|Wrexham Mold and Connah's Quay Railway Act 1882}}''' ([[45 & 46 Vict.]] c. ccxxxii) for part of that scheme: the Hawarden Loop. This was to be a new double track railway running to the Dee some distance east of the Buckley Railway route, to [[Shotton, Flintshire|Shotton]] with a Deeside wharf there. The powers allowed crossing the Dee at this point to a new dock on the north shore. The company name was to be changed to the North Wales Railways and Docks Company, but this was never put into effect. A short extension eastward from the Wrexham station into the centre of the town was also allowed.Boyd, pages 173 to 177

The Wrexham extension was opened on 1 November 1887; the station was named [[Wrexham Central railway station|Wrexham Central]] and the former terminus was renamed Wrexham Exchange. There was a GWR station alongside at this point; for many years those two station were independent of one another. The branch was doubled in 1889.Boyd, page 203

The Wrexham extension was opened on 1 November 1887; the station was named [[Wrexham Central railway station|Wrexham Central]] and the former terminus was renamed Wrexham Exchange. There was a GWR station alongside at this point; for many years those two station were independent of one another. The branch was doubled in 1889.Boyd, page 203