Princetown railway station
Princetown | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Princetown, West Devon England |
| Coordinates | 50°32′37″N 3°59′45″W / 50.5435°N 3.9959°W |
| Grid reference | SX5867273436 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Princetown Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Princetown Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 11 August 1883[1] | Station opened |
| 3 March 1956[2] | Station closed |
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Princetown railway station, opened in 1883 was the terminus of the 10+1⁄2-mile (16.9 km) mile long single track branch line in Devon, England, running from Yelverton with eventually four intermediate stops, three being halts and one at Dousland as a fully fledged station.[3]
History
The branch line was authorised in 1878 and opened on 11 August 1883. The station had a single platform, a passing loop, goods yard, signal box, goods shed, an engine shed for two locomotives, a 180 foot long carriage shed and a turntable.[4]
Yelverton was the junction for the line when the station opened, three other stations were later added to the line : Burrator and Sheepstor Halt in 1924, King Tor Halt in 1928, and Ingra Tor Halt in 1936.[5] Much of the route followed the course of the old Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway.[2] The freight traffic on the branch line included granite from the rail served quarries[2] of Swelltor and Foggintor which were closed in 1906.
The line was owned by the Princetown Railway until 1 January 1922, the company then merged with the Great Western Railway (GWR).[6]
The station was host to a GWR camp coach in 1934 and 1938.[7]
The line passed to British Railways (Western Region) in 1948 and closed on 3 March 1956.[2] The station buildings were all demolished soon after closure.
Much of the old track formation now forms the route of the Dousland to Princetown Railway Track.[8][2]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Tor Halt Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Princetown Railway |
Terminus |
References
- Notes
- ^ Butt (1995), Page 191
- ^ a b c d e Mitchell (1994), Page 114
- ^ "The Princetown Railway Company – 1883–1921". The Encyclopaedia of Plymouth History. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Princetown station on OS 25 inch map Devon CVI.12 (Lydford; Walkhampton)". National Library of Scotland. 1905. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ Atterbury (2006), Page 34
- ^ Grant (2017), Page 462
- ^ McRae (1997), Page 31
- ^ Railway Path Retrieved : 2012-10-29
- Sources
- Atterbury, Paul (2006). Branch Line Britain: A Nostalgic Journey Celebrating a Golden Age. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0715324165. OCLC 70230042.
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain (1st ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78803-768-6.
- McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- Mitchell, David (1994). British Railways Past and Present - Devon. Wadenhoe: Past and Present. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1.
External links
- The Encyclopaedia of Plymouth History – GWR Branch 1922–47
- The Encyclopaedia of Plymouth History – The Route in 1947
- The Encyclopaedia of Plymouth History – BR Branch 1948–56
- Photographs of the line at the present day at [1]