Dunsbear Halt railway station

Dunsbear Halt

Dunsbear Halt
Location
Place Colehouse Farm
Area Torridge
Grid reference SS503134
Operations
Pre-grouping North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway (1925 to 1948)[1]
Post-grouping Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1965)
Platforms One
History
27 July 1925 Opened
1 March 1965[2] Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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Dunsbear on 18/06/69.

Dunsbear Halt was a relatively well-used halt[3] on the initially privately run[4] North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway. Opened in 1925 and closed to passenger traffic 40 years later in 1965.[5] The line remained open for freight between Barnstaple railway station and Meeth until 1982.[6] Today it forms part of the popular Tarka trail, and has recently been renovated by conservation volunteers.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Private, not grouped in 1923.
  2. ↑ Part of Beeching closures
  3. ↑ Photographer’s research
  4. ↑ 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
  5. ↑ "Discovering Britain's lost railways" Atterbury,P: Basingstoke, AA Publishing ISBN 978-0-7495-6370-7
  6. ↑ Freight details
  7. ↑ Recent initiatives
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Yarde Halt   North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway (1925 to 1948)
Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1965)		   Petrockstow

See also

Coordinates: 50°54′03″N 4°07′45″W / 50.90083°N 4.12917°W / 50.90083; -4.12917


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