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Strand Road Halt was a minor railway station or halt/request stop in north Devon, England, close to Bideford, on the Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway, serving the outskirts of the town.[4] It lay 0 mile and 32 chains from Bideford Quay.[5]

Strand Road Halt
Map showing the position of Causeway Crossing Halt
General information
LocationBideford, Torridge
England
Coordinates51.020876°N 4.207313°W / 51.020876; -4.207313
Grid referenceSS452269
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway
Pre-groupingBritish Electric Traction
Key dates
20 May 1901Opened[1][2]
28 March 1917Closed[3]

History


The halt lay close to the "Yard" with its sidings, carriage shed and engine shed.[6] The name was often shortened to The Strand.[5]


Infrastructure


The halt had no freight facilities. A platform does not appear to have been provided and as a request stop passengers had to clearly indicate that the train should halt.[7] A single storey signal box was present with home semaphore signals.[6]


Micro history


Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway
Legend
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
North Devon Railway

In January 1901, the first train, with one carriage, ran from Bideford to Northam carrying a few friends of the Directors.[8]

The fare from Bideford Quay to The Strand Halt was 1d.[9]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
The Lane
Line and station closed
  Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway   Bideford Quay
Line and station closed

See also



References


  1. Jenkins 1993, p. 44.
  2. Baxter & Baxter 1980, p. 8.
  3. Jenkins 1993, p. 123.
  4. Jenkins 1993, p. 110.
  5. Jenkins 1993, p. 62.
  6. Baxter & Baxter 1980, p. 34.
  7. Jenkins 1993, p. 89.
  8. Baxter & Baxter 1980, p. 6.
  9. Jenkins 1993, p. 79.

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