Brimley Halt railway station

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Brimley Halt
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Brimley Halt with a special train in 1970
General information
Location Brimley, Teignbridge
England
Grid reference SX8121177562
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Key dates
21 May 1928 [1] Opened
2 March 1959Closed to passengers [1]
5 July 1970final closure
Moretonhampstead
and South Devon Railway
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Moretonhampstead
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Lustleigh
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Hawkmoor Halt / Pullabrook Halt
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Bovey
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Brimley Halt
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Heathfield
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Teigngrace Halt
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Exeter Road
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Newton Abbot
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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. Gulfoildepot.jpg
Gulf Oil Depot near Brimley Halt.

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
Heathfield   Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway
Great Western Railway
  Bovey

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References

Notes
  1. 1 2 Butt, Page 44
  2. "Home". sixbellsjunction.co.uk.
  3. Kingdom, Page 318
  4. The site of Brimley Halt Retrieved : 2012-09-03
Sources

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