Bideford Quay Station was a railway station in Bideford, north Devon; the southern terminus on the Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway, serving the town and passengers from Bideford railway station on the London and South Western Railway. It lay on Bideford Quay where the company offices were situated.
Bideford Quay Station | |
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 Map showing the position of Causeway Crossing Halt | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bideford, Torridge England |
| Coordinates | 51°01′09″N 4°12′16″W / 51.019197°N 4.204331°W |
| Grid reference | SS454267 |
| Platforms | No |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway |
| Pre-grouping | British Electric Traction |
| Key dates | |
| 20 May 1901[1][2] | Opened |
| 28 March 1917 | Closed[3] |
History
editThe station lay on Bideford Quay and had a siding[4] and after considerable opposition from the town council a run round loop.[5] Situated on a public road the rails were not set on standard railway sleepers, running instead on sunken longitudinal timbers.[6]
Infrastructure
editThe station had freight facilities consisting of a single siding and a parcels service. A platform was not provided and the first section running towards the Pill Road was a tramway, however the run round loop allowed for locomotives to run round the coaches.
Micro history
editIn January 1901, the first train, with one carriage, ran from Bideford to Northam carrying a few friends of the Directors.[7]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Strand Road Line and station closed |
Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway | Terminus |
References
editBideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway |
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- Notes
- Sources
- Baxter, Julia & Jonathan (1980). The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore railway 1901-1917. Pub. Chard. ISBN 0-9507330-1-6.
- Christie, Peter (1995). North Devon History. The Lazarus Press. ISBN 1-898546-08-8.
- Garner, Rod (2008). The Bideford, Westward Ho! & Appledore Railway. Pub. Kestrel Railway Books. ISBN 978-1-905505-09-8.
- Griffith, Roger (1969). The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway. School project and personal communications. Bideford Museum.
- Jenkins, Stanley C. (1993). The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway. Oxford : Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-452-0.
- Stuckey, Douglas (1962). The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway 1901-1917. Pub. West Country Publications.