Clearbrook Halt railway station

Clearbrook Halt
Location
Place	Clearbrook
Area	South Devon
Operations
Platforms	1
History
31 December 1962	Closed to passengers
1964	Closed completely
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Clearbrook Halt was a railway station serving the villages of Clearbrook and Meavy in South Devon, nine miles to the North of Plymouth, and a mile and a half from Yelverton.

Station

The station consisted of a short platform and sported a GWR Pagoda type waiting room and ticket office.

It was staffed by a part-time attendant, and closed in 1962.

History

The Plym Valley railway ran from Plymouth North Road station to Marsh Mills. From there it followed the course of the River Plym, along the edges of Dartmoor, until it reached Tavistock, an ancient Stannary town.^[1]

In the 1950s, the line was fairly busy with both passenger and freight trains. Freight included cattle, milk, and general goods. One pick-up freight train per day, usually with a 52xx Class 2-6-2 Prairie tank locomotive in charge.

Passenger trains usually consisted of one or two coaches, often using older "Hawksworth" stock, and pulled by either a 0-6-0 ex GWR Pannier tank, or another 2-6-2 Prairie.

The Branch passenger service was withdrawn from 31 December 1962, the last train running in a heavy blizzard, the day before Dr. Richard Beeching took over as Chairman of the British Railways Board. Marsh Mills to Tavistock was closed completely and demolished in the summer/autumn of 1964, and within two years the northern freight only sections were abandoned.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} History of the line. Plym Valley Railway.

Coordinates: 50°28′17″N 4°04′47″W / 50.47140°N 4.07985°W / 50.47140; -4.07985