Brimley Halt railway station
Brimley Halt was a railway station open in 1928 by the Great Western Railway (GWR) to serve the village of Brimley that lies between Bovey Tracey and Ilsington in South Devon, England. It had a single platform and was located on a curved section of track without a passing loop or sidings. A special train to Bovey Tracey visited Brimley Halt on 5 July 1970,[2] its last known use by a passenger train. The track had been lifted by 8 September 1975.[3]
Gulf Oil Depot near Brimley Halt.
Brimley Halt | |
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 Brimley Halt with a special train in 1970 | |
| Location | Brimley, Teignbridge England |
| Grid reference | SX8121177562 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 21 May 1928[1] | Opened |
| 2 March 1959 | Closed to passengers [1] |
| 5 July 1970 | final closure |
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The site of the station was destroyed by the construction of a new A382 road along the course of the trackbed.[4]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Heathfield | Newton Abbot to Moretonhampstead Great Western Railway |
Bovey |
References
- Notes
- Butt, Page 44
- http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/
- Kingdom, Page 318
- The site of Brimley Halt Retrieved : 2012-09-03
- Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (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. OCLC 60251199.
- Kingdom, Anthony. R.; Lang, Mike (2004). The Newton Abbot to Moretonhampstead Railway. Liverton, Newton Abbot: Forest Publishing. ISBN 1-873029-09-8.
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