Dunsbear Halt railway station
Appearance
Dunsbear Halt | |
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![]() Dunsbear Halt | |
General information | |
Location | Colehouse Farm, Torridge England |
Grid reference | SS503134 |
Platforms | One |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway |
Post-grouping |
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Key dates | |
27 July 1925 | Opened |
1 March 1965[1] | Closed |
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Dunsbear Halt was a relatively well-used halt[2] on the initially privately run[3] North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway. Opened in 1925 and closed to passenger traffic 40 years later in 1965.[4] The line remained open for freight between Barnstaple railway station and Meeth until 1982.[5] Today it forms part of the popular Tarka trail, and has recently been renovated by conservation volunteers.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Part of Beeching closures[permanent dead link]
- ^ Photographer’s research
- ^ Became part of Southern Region of British Railways in 1948 Branch Lines to Torrington Mitchell,V/Smith,K: Midhurst, Middleton Press,1994 ISBN 1-873793-37-5
- ^ "Discovering Britain's lost railways" Atterbury,P: Basingstoke, AA Publishing ISBN 978-0-7495-6370-7
- ^ Freight details[permanent dead link]
- ^ Recent initiatives[permanent dead link]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Yarde Halt | North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway (1925 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1965) |
Petrockstow |
See also
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