The street name often the only reminder in most cases of what once was. It s hard to image the market town of Mold as home to a bustling railway but it certainly had one. Having recently been loaned the collection of postcards and photographs belonging to former Leader columnist, the late Elvet Pierce, by his son Brynmor, I came across a stunning set featuring trains and railway life across Flintshire. Along with the following words by local historian and author Brian Bennett, and a few of his own collection of photos, it s not difficult to get a real sense of how things used to be.