Abbotsham Road railway station

Abbotsham Road railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Abbotsham Road


caption =
locale = Bideford
borough = Devon
line = Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway
manager = British Electric Traction
owner = Independent
platforms = ?
latitude =
longitude =
gridref =
years = May 20 1901
events = Station opens
years1 = March 28 1917
events1 = Station closes

Abbotsham Road railway station was a small railway station on the independent Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway in the English county of Devon. Previously named Mudcott, the station was in open countryside at the Mudcott Road level crossing. It had a passing loop, two wooden platforms and what appears to have been a ticket office come signal box hut.

References

*cite book|author=R.V.J.Butt, |title= The Directory of Railway Stations |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |year=1995 ISBN 1 85260 508 1

*cite book|author=A. Jowett, |title= Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas |publisher=Atlantic Publishing |year=2000 ISBN 0 906899 99 0

ources

Outline history of the railway [http://www.trainweb.org/railwest/railco/minor/bwhar.html]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Northam (North Devon) railway station — Northam Map showing the position of Northam station Location Place Northam Area …   Wikipedia

  • Abbotsham — is a village in the English county of Devon. In 2001 its population was 434.AmenitiesAbbotsham has one Post Office and General Store. There is a primary school, a church and a pub. There is also a village hall. Private business include a pre… …   Wikipedia

  • Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway — The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway (B, WH A, R) was most unusual amongst British Railways in that although it was built as a standard gauge (4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm)) line, it was not joined to the rest of the railway network, despite… …   Wikipedia

  • Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway — Streckenverlauf in gelber Farbe. Die Längengrade haben einen Abstand von 2 Meilen. Streckenlänge: 11,4 km Spurweite: 1435 mm ( …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Moreton House — is a country house and estate near Bideford, North Devon, England. Contents 1 The History of the Lands of Moreton House and District 1.1 Sir Hugh Stucley 1.2 Lundy Coins …   Wikipedia

  • South West Coast Path — The starting point at Minehead Length 630 miles (1,014 km) Location England: Somerset, Devon, Cornwall …   Wikipedia

  • Otterton — Coordinates: 50°39′29″N 3°18′04″W / 50.658178°N 3.301008°W / 50.658178; 3.301008 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”