Watergate Halt railway station

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Watergate Halt in 1969 looking away from Torrington

"It was one of those moments you always remember – a first glimpse, caught through the dappled sunlight of a woodland glade. Deep within the heart of North Devon, I came across this tiny wayside halt, no longer than a single carriage length."[2]

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Watergate Halt in 1969 looking towards Torrington

A remote rural station[3] with one small siding used by a local farmer,[4] it was closed in 1965 and now forms part of the popular Tarka trail, a route for ramblers promoted by the local council.[5]

See also

References

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  1. ↑ Became part of Southern Region of British Railways in 1948 Branch Lines to Torrington Mitchell, V/Smith, K: Midhurst, Middleton Press, 1994 Template:ISBN
  2. ↑ Ian Pringle Memories of the Barnstaple to Torrington and Halwill Junction Line (VHS Video-Stock Code: BL267D)
  3. ↑ Backtrack Vol 19(2005) The North Devon & Cornwall Junction Railway. Walter Rothschild
  4. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  5. ↑ East Devon Council

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