- Dixter Halt railway station
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Dixter Halt Location Place Great Dixter nr Northiam Area Rother Grid reference TQ814258 Operations Original company Kent and East Sussex Railway Platforms 1 History 23 May 1981[1] Opened 2000 Demolished Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–ZDixter Halt was a short-lived halt station on the Kent and East Sussex Railway on an unmade road leading to Great Dixter house near Northiam in East Sussex. Opened in May 1981 it was used for occasional special services to and from Bodiam until the line from Northiam was finally reopened for regular passenger services to Bodiam in 2000.[2][3]
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History
Dixter Halt was opened before the reopening of the section of the Kent and East Sussex Railway (KESR) between Northiam and Bodiam. It was located at the point where the grounds of Great Dixter house adjoin the line. The station was ceremonially opened on 25 May 1981, the first train to call being hauled by a Peckett 0-4-0T Marcia and composed of a former District Railway coach and an ex-LNWR brake van.[4] These services continued on Bank Holidays and other special occasions until the August Bank Holiday in 1983[5], the Thameside Area Group of the KESR using the halt for their Steam at Bodiam Events.[6]
Preceding station Disused railways Following station Northiam KESR Bodiam Present day
The halt was demolished during construction work of reopening the line between Northiam and Bodiam. The unmade road and occupation level crossing adjacent to the site are still in use by the local farmer.
References
- ^ Tenterden Terrier, "Confusion worse confounded", No. 33, Spring 1984.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 80.
- ^ Croughton, G.; Kidner, R.W. ; Young, A. (1982). Private and Untimetabled Railway Stations. Trowbridge, Wilts: Oakwood Press. p. 67. ISBN 0853612811.
- ^ Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1988). Branch Line to Tenterden. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press. p. Plate 36. ISBN 9780906520215.
- ^ Garrett, Stephen (1999). The Kent & East Sussex Light Railway. Usk, Mon.: The Oakwood Press. p. 95. ISBN 9780853615163.
- ^ FlickR, "K&ESR - AC Cars 4-wheeled railbus at Dixter Halt", Tom Burnham
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Coordinates: 51°00′13″N 0°35′06″E / 51.003543°N 0.585031°E
Categories:- Disused railway stations in East Sussex
- Former Kent and East Sussex Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1981
- Railway stations closed in 2000
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