Beach Road railway station

Disused railway station in Torridge, England

51°02′32″N 4°13′44″W / 51.0422°N 4.2288°W / 51.0422; -4.2288Grid referenceSS438293Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyBideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore RailwayPre-groupingBritish Electric TractionKey dates20 May 1901[1][2]Opened28 March 1917Closed[3]

Beach Road railway station was a minor railway station or halt/request stop in north Devon, close to Westward Ho!, serving the residents of Eastboune Terrace and the outlying areas of Westward Ho!.[4]

History

This was the last stop before Northam that was the terminus station on the line in 1901[5] prior to the extension to Appledore of 1908.

Infrastructure

Beach Road Halt had no shelter or platform. A level crossing was located nearby, however the gates were removed in 1905.[6] It had no freight facilities.

Micro history

In January 1901, the first train, with one carriage, ran from Bideford to Northam carrying a few friends of the Directors.[7]

Jack Shears, who lived at Northam, was one of the trackmen who worked to maintain the permanent way.[8]

No photographs appear to exist of Beach Road Halt.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Northam
Line and station closed 		  Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway   Westward Ho!
Line and station closed

References

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  • t
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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 110
  6. ^ Jenkins, Page 142
  7. ^ Baxter, Page 6
  8. ^ Griffith, Page 43
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.