Littleham railway station

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Littleham
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Littleham station site
General information
Location Littleham, East Devon
England
Coordinates 50°37′26″N3°23′12″W / 50.6240°N 3.3868°W / 50.6240; -3.3868
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping Southern Railway
Key dates
1 June 1903Opened
6 March 1967Closed
Sidmouth & Budleigh
Salterton Railways
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Feniton
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Sidmouth Junction
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Ottery St Mary
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Tipton St Johns
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Sidmouth
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Newton Poppleford
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Colaton Raleigh siding
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East Budleigh
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Budleigh Salterton
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Littleham
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Exmouth

Littleham railway station served the village of Littleham, in Devon, England between 1903 and 1967. It was a stop on the Budleigh Salterton Railway between Tipton St Johns to Exmouth.

Contents

History

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A historical map of local railway lines

Littleham station was opened on 1 June 1903 by the London and South Western Railway, when it opened the extension of the Budleigh Salterton Railway from Budleigh Salterton to Exmouth. [1] [2]

It had two platforms on either side of a passing loop and there was a signal box and a goods yard to the south of the station. The goods yard was capable of handling most goods including live stock and was equipped with a two-ton crane. [3] [4]

The station was host to a Southern Railway camping coach from 1937 to 1939. [5] Three camping coaches were positioned here by the Southern Region from 1954 to 1960; four Pullman camping coaches in 1962 were reduced to two for 1963 and 1964. [6]

The station was closed when the line closed on 6 March 1967. [1] [7]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Budleigh Salterton
Line and station closed
  British Rail
Southern Region

Budleigh Salterton Railway
  Exmouth
Line closed, station open

The site today

Only the stationmaster's house remains as a private dwelling; the rest of the site has been redeveloped as road and housing. [8]

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 Quick 2022, p. 283.
  2. Grant 2017, p. 81.
  3. "Littleham station on OS 25 inch map Devon CIII.2 (Littleham; Withycombe Raleigh)". National Library of Scotland. 1905. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  4. The Railway Clearing House 1970, p. 319.
  5. McRae 1997, p. 33.
  6. McRae 1998, pp. 59 & 67.
  7. Hurst 1992, p. 48 (ref 2193).
  8. Catford, Nick (21 May 2017). "Station name: Littleham". Disused Stations. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

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