Lustleigh | |
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General information | |
Location | Lustleigh, Teignbridge England |
Grid reference | SX786814 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
4 July 1866 | Opened |
2 March 1959 [1] | Closed to passengers |
1964 [1] | Line closed to goods traffic |
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Lustleigh station was a stop on the Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway; it served the village of Lustleigh, in Devon, England.
Lustleigh was the penultimate station on this 12.3 mile (20 km) branch line off the South Devon Main Line. It had a single platform and one siding. [2]
The Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway company was formed in 1861, and work on the line commenced in 1863. The line opened to the public in 1866; it was converted from broad gauge to standard gauge in 1892.
The station was used on 28 February 1931 for the film The Hound of the Baskervilles ; [3] its name changed temporarily to Baskerville. [4] [5] [6]
The station was host to a GWR camp coach from 1934 to 1939. [7] [8] A camping coach was also positioned here by the Western Region from 1952 to 1958. [9]
The station closed to passengers after the last train on 28 February 1959, with goods trains continuing until 1964.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Pullabrook Halt | Newton Abbot to Moretonhampstead Great Western Railway | Moretonhampstead |
The platform survives and the station building has been greatly enlarged.
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