Dunsbear Halt railway station

Dunsbear Halt
Dunsbear Halt
General information
LocationColehouse Farm, Torridge
England
Grid referenceSS503134
PlatformsOne
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
27 July 1925Opened
1 March 1965[1]Closed
Dunsbear on 18/06/69.

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]

  1. ^ Part of Beeching closures[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Photographer’s research
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ "Discovering Britain's lost railways" Atterbury,P: Basingstoke, AA Publishing ISBN 978-0-7495-6370-7
  5. ^ Freight details[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Recent initiatives[permanent dead link]


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[edit]

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