Dunsbear Halt railway station

Dunsbear Halt
Dunsbear Halt
General information
Location	Colehouse Farm, Torridge England
Grid reference	SS503134
Platforms	One
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway
Post-grouping	North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
27 July 1925	Opened
1 March 1965 [1]	Closed

Dunsbear on 18/06/69.

Dunsbear Halt was a relatively well-used halt ^[2] on the initially privately run ^[3] North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway. Opened in 1925 and closed to passenger traffic 40 years later in 1965. ^[4] The line remained open for freight between Barnstaple railway station and Meeth until 1982. ^[5] Today it forms part of the popular Tarka trail, and has recently been renovated by conservation volunteers. ^[6]

References

1. Part of Beeching closures ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. Photographer’s research
3. Became part of Southern Region of British Railways in 1948 Branch Lines to Torrington Mitchell, V/Smith, K: Midhurst, Middleton Press, 1994 ISBN   1-873793-37-5
4. "Discovering Britain's lost railways" Atterbury, P: Basingstoke, AA Publishing ISBN   978-0-7495-6370-7
5. Freight details ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
6. Recent initiatives ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Yarde Halt		North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway (1925 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1965)		Petrockstow

See also

• List of closed railway stations in Britain
• List of former West Country Halts

50°54′03″N4°07′45″W / 50.90083°N 4.12917°W / 50.90083; -4.12917