Tilston, Manitoba

For the village in the county of Cheshire, England, see Tilston.

Tilston
Tilston Location of Tilston in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°23′37″N101°18′46″W / 49.39361°N 101.31278°W / 49.39361; -101.31278
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Westman Region
Census Division	No. 5
Government
•  MP	Grant Jackson
•  MLA	Doyle Piwniuk
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal Code	R0M 2B0
Area code	204
NTS Map	062F06
GNBC Code	GBBVK

Tilston is a small community in the Municipality of Two Borders, Manitoba, Canada. The community is located at the junction of Road 256 and Road 345, approximately 144 km south-west of Brandon, Manitoba only 58 kilometers south-west of the Town of Hartney. ^[1]

On July 27, 2015, the longest-documented tornado in Canadian history touched down near Tilston, staying on the ground for 2.5 to 3 hours. It was rated EF2.

Infrastructure

Tilston was served by the Canadian Pacific Railway until a spring storm in 1976 washed out the rail bridge near Lauder Manitoba. The bridge was not repaired and the line was salvaged beginning in 1978. Two grain elevators remain standing and some of the ties on the former siding are still in place. Manitoba Highways 256 & 345 are the main travel routes to and from Town.

See also

• List of communities in Manitoba

References

1. http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/search/calculate_distance_3_e.php?unique_id_str_1=GBBVK&unique_id_str_2=GAKKP ^{[ dead link ]}