Dunsbear Halt railway station

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]

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.

References
  1. Part of Beeching closures
  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
  6. 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

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