Beach Road railway station

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]

Beach Road
Map showing the position of Beach Road Halt
General information
LocationWestward Ho!, Torridge
England
Coordinates51°02′32″N 4°13′44″W / 51.0422°N 4.2288°W / 51.0422; -4.2288
Grid referenceSS438293
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway
Pre-groupingBritish Electric Traction
Key dates
20 May 1901[1][2]Opened
28 March 1917Closed[3]

History

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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

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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

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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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Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway
 
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
 
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.