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''This article is about a defunct rural railway station, not the break-in at the eponymous hotel during the 1972 U.S Presidential election campaign.'' |
''This article is about a defunct rural railway station, not the break-in at the eponymous hotel during the 1972 U.S Presidential election campaign.'' |
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<blockquote>"It was one of those moments you always remember - a first glimpse, caught through the dappled sunlight of a woodland glade. Deep within the heart of North Devon, I came across this tiny wayside halt, no longer than a single carriage length."<ref> Ian Pringle Memories of the Barnstaple to Torrington and Halwill Junction Line (VHS Video-Stock Code: BL267D)</ref></blockquote> |
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Watergate Halt Halt was an intermediate halt on the initially privately run<ref>Became part of [[Southern Region of British Railways]] in 1948 '''Branch Lines to Torrington''' Mitchell,V/Smith,K: Midhurst, Middleton Press,1994 ISBN 1873793375</ref> [[North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway]]. A remote rural station<ref>Backtrack Vol 19(2005) The North Devon & Cornwall Junction Railway. Walter Rothschild</ref> with one small siding used by a local farmer<ref>[http://www.semg.org.uk/artefacts/arte12.html Southern E-group]</ref>, it was closed in 1966 and now forms part of the popular [[Tarka trail]], a route for ramblers promoted by the local council<ref>[http://www.eastdevon.gov.uk/go.htm?letter=C&cat=Country%20walks East Devon Council]</ref>. Occasionally, railway memorabilia connected with the station surfaces<ref>[http://www.paddingtonticketauctions.co.uk/t33/cat.html See Lot 102]</ref>. |
Watergate Halt Halt was an intermediate halt on the initially privately run<ref>Became part of [[Southern Region of British Railways]] in 1948 '''Branch Lines to Torrington''' Mitchell,V/Smith,K: Midhurst, Middleton Press,1994 ISBN 1873793375</ref> [[North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway]]. A remote rural station<ref>Backtrack Vol 19(2005) The North Devon & Cornwall Junction Railway. Walter Rothschild</ref> with one small siding used by a local farmer<ref>[http://www.semg.org.uk/artefacts/arte12.html Southern E-group]</ref>, it was closed in 1966 and now forms part of the popular [[Tarka trail]], a route for ramblers promoted by the local council<ref>[http://www.eastdevon.gov.uk/go.htm?letter=C&cat=Country%20walks East Devon Council]</ref>. Occasionally, railway memorabilia connected with the station surfaces<ref>[http://www.paddingtonticketauctions.co.uk/t33/cat.html See Lot 102]</ref>. |
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Revision as of 20:27, 11 November 2007
Yarde Halt | |
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| File:043104 e54b22daWGi.jpg Watergate Halt Halt | |
| General information | |
| Location | East Devon |
| Owned by | Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1966)[1] |
| Managed by | North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway (1925 to 1948) |
| Platforms | One |
| Key dates | |
| 27 July 1925 | Opened |
| 1 March 1966 | Closed |
This article is about a defunct rural railway station, not the break-in at the eponymous hotel during the 1972 U.S Presidential election campaign.
"It was one of those moments you always remember - a first glimpse, caught through the dappled sunlight of a woodland glade. Deep within the heart of North Devon, I came across this tiny wayside halt, no longer than a single carriage length."[2]
Watergate Halt Halt was an intermediate halt on the initially privately run[3] North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway. A remote rural station[4] with one small siding used by a local farmer[5], it was closed in 1966 and now forms part of the popular Tarka trail, a route for ramblers promoted by the local council[6]. Occasionally, railway memorabilia connected with the station surfaces[7].
References
- ^ Private, not grouped in 1923
- ^ Ian Pringle Memories of the Barnstaple to Torrington and Halwill Junction Line (VHS Video-Stock Code: BL267D)
- ^ Became part of Southern Region of British Railways in 1948 Branch Lines to Torrington Mitchell,V/Smith,K: Midhurst, Middleton Press,1994 ISBN 1873793375
- ^ Backtrack Vol 19(2005) The North Devon & Cornwall Junction Railway. Walter Rothschild
- ^ Southern E-group
- ^ East Devon Council
- ^ See Lot 102
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Torrington | North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway (1925 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1966) |
Yarde Halt |
See also
50°56′19″N 4°11′16″W / 50.93861°N 4.18778°W
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