Longdown railway station: Difference between revisions
Rosser1954 (talk | contribs) a new article with refs, etc |
Rosser1954 (talk | contribs) Added more details |
||
Line 27: | Line 27: | ||
Passenger numbers reached their peak in the 1930’s with seven daily services provided each way between Exeter and Heathfield. During World War 2 this was reduced to four trains in each direction, still with no trains on a Sunday. This was increased to five daily trains after the war. As stated, the line was sometimes used as a diversionary route if the South Devon main line was unavailable.<ref name=ck>[http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/d/dunsford_halt/index.shtml Disused Stations] Retrieved : 2012-10-08</ref> |
Passenger numbers reached their peak in the 1930’s with seven daily services provided each way between Exeter and Heathfield. During World War 2 this was reduced to four trains in each direction, still with no trains on a Sunday. This was increased to five daily trains after the war. As stated, the line was sometimes used as a diversionary route if the South Devon main line was unavailable.<ref name=ck>[http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/d/dunsford_halt/index.shtml Disused Stations] Retrieved : 2012-10-08</ref> |
||
When the station closed it was offered up for sale to the descendents of the original landowners as per the conditions of the original sale.<ref>Mitchell, Page 101</ref> |
|||
===The present day=== |
===The present day=== |
||
Line 53: | Line 55: | ||
| location = Didcot |
| location = Didcot |
||
| isbn = 0-906867-90-8 }} |
| isbn = 0-906867-90-8 }} |
||
*{{cite book |
*{{cite book |
||
| last = Butt |
| last = Butt |
||
Line 63: | Line 66: | ||
| isbn = 1-8526-0508-1 }} |
| isbn = 1-8526-0508-1 }} |
||
*{{cite book |
|||
| last = Mitchell |
|||
| first = David |
|||
| coauthor = |
|||
| title = British Railways Past and Present - Devon. |
|||
| publisher = Past and Present Publishing. |
|||
| date = 1994 |
|||
| location = Peterborough |
|||
| isbn = 1-85895-058-9 }} |
|||
==External links== |
==External links== |
Revision as of 15:47, 29 October 2012
Longdown | |
---|---|
General information | |
Platforms | 1 |
History | |
Original company | Exeter Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1 July 1903 | Opened[1] |
9 June 1958 | Closed to passengers[1] |
February 1962 | Closed to goods traffic.[2] |
Teign Valley Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Longdown was a railway station serving Longdown, a small village in Devon, England located on the Teign Valley Line between the towns of Newton Abbot and Exeter. Longdown is in the parish of Holcombe Burnell, south of the A30 road, about four miles west of Exeter.
History
Longdown station was situated around a mile from the village and was located in an extensive woodland setting, situated between the 836-yard Perridge and the 248-yard Culver Tunnels. in 1916 a five-lever signal box was built here. A looped siding which was used almost entirely for coal and timber for the Culver Estate until November 1956. Between 19th September 1943 and July 1954 a 1100ft running loop was present, built to allow trains to pass when the main line from Newton Abbot to Exeter was blocked. The up line was signaled for reversible running.[3]
Passenger numbers reached their peak in the 1930’s with seven daily services provided each way between Exeter and Heathfield. During World War 2 this was reduced to four trains in each direction, still with no trains on a Sunday. This was increased to five daily trains after the war. As stated, the line was sometimes used as a diversionary route if the South Devon main line was unavailable.[2]
When the station closed it was offered up for sale to the descendents of the original landowners as per the conditions of the original sale.[4]
The present day
The Teign Valley line may have a role to play in the future, as an alternative to the Devon's main line route along the Dawlish coastline which is vulnerable to stormy seas. The Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) put together a feasibility study. Some of the old infrastructure is still in place - six of the 21 miles of track remained in 2009.[5]
The Exeter and Teign Valley Railway has established a base in the old Christow railway station goods yard and plan to re-open the Teign Valley Line.[6]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Dunsford Halt | Heathfield to Exeter St Davids Great Western Railway |
Ide Halt |
References
- Notes
- ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 148
- ^ a b Disused Stations Retrieved : 2012-10-08
- ^ Disused Stations Retrieved : 2012-10-13
- ^ Mitchell, Page 101
- ^ BBC News Retrieved : 2012-10-10
- ^ Exeter & Teign Valley Railway Retrieved : 2012-10-10
- Sources
- Beck, Keith (1990). The Great Western in South Devon. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications. ISBN 0-906867-90-8.
{{cite book}}
: Unknown parameter|coauthor=
ignored (|author=
suggested) (help)
- Butt, R (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1.
{{cite book}}
: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthor=
(help)
- Mitchell, David (1994). British Railways Past and Present - Devon. Peterborough: Past and Present Publishing. ISBN 1-85895-058-9.
{{cite book}}
: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthor=
(help)