The Lane Halt railway station

The Lane Halt
Map showing the position of Causeway Crossing Halt
Location
Place	Bideford
Area	Torridge
Coordinates	51°01′29″N 4°12′32″W / 51.024743°N 4.209023°WCoordinates: 51°01′29″N 4°12′32″W / 51.024743°N 4.209023°W
Grid reference	SS452272
Operations
Original company	Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway
Pre-grouping	British Electric Traction
History
20 May 1901[1][2]	Opened
28 March 1917	Closed[3]
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The Lane Halt or Chanters Lane was a minor railway station or halt/request stop in North Devon, close to Bideford, on the Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway, serving the outskirts of the town.^[4] It lay 0 mile and 55 chains from Bideford Quay.^[5]

History

The halt lay just beyond the "Yard" with its sidings, carriage shed and engine shed.^[6] The halt was only 13 chains away from the Causeway Crossing Halt.^[7]

Infrastructure

The halt had no freight facilities. A platform 20 ft x 30 ft long was planned, 6 inches high and fenced at the back with no shelter. It is not clear if this facility was constructed. The level crossing was protected by semaphore signals.^[8] The up home signal at the Causeway Crossing Halt carried a fish-tailed distant signal that worked in conjunction with Chanters Lane's crossing home signal.^[7]

Micro history

In January 1901, the first train, with one carriage, ran from Bideford to Northam carrying a few friends of the Directors.^[9]

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Causeway Crossing Line and station closed		Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway		Strand Road Line and station closed

References

Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway
Legend Appledore Lovers' Lane Halt Richmond Road Halt Northam Beach Road Westward Ho! Cornborough Abbotsham Road Kenwith Castle Halt Causeway The Lane Halt Locomotive shed Strand Road Halt Bideford Quay Bideford North Devon Railway

Notes

1. Jenkins, Page 44
2. Baxter, Page 8
3. Jenkins, Page 123
4. Jenkins, Page 110
5. Jenkins, Page 62
6. Baxter, Page 34
7. Jenkins, Page 78
8. Jenkins, Page 42
9. Baxter, Page 6

Sources

1. Baxter, Julia & Jonathan (1980). The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore railway 1901-1917. Pub. Chard. ISBN 0-9507330-1-6.
2. Christie, Peter (1995). North Devon History. The Lazarus Press. ISBN 1-898546-08-8.
3. Garner, Rod (2008). The Bideford, Westward Ho! & Appledore Railway. Pub. Kestrel Railway Books. ISBN 978-1-905505-09-8.
4. Griffith, Roger (1969). The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway. School project and personal communications. Bideford Museum.
5. Jenkins, Stanley C. (1993). The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway. Oxford : Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-452-0.
6. Stuckey, Douglas (1962). The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway 1901-1917. Pub. West Country Publications.