It was built by the Okehampton Railway, an independent company that was supported by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR). On 17 July 1862 the company was authorised to build a line from Coleford Junction near Crediton, to Okehampton. Before construction began the line was leased to the LSWR and an extension authorised to Lidford. This was almost the highest point on the LSWR line.
Renamed as the Devon and Cornwall Railway and construction began in 1864 and the line to Lidford was opened on 12 October 1874.[3] Lidford was renamed as Lydford on 3 June 1897.[4] The Devon and Cornwall Company was taken over by the LSWR in 1872,[5] which was in turn incorporated into the Southern Railway in the grouping of railways in 1923.
When rabbit warrening was an important rural industry on Dartmoor, Bridestowe sent away annually many more rabbits than passengers, mostly to London. It was used by several Dartmoor mining industries and also the Rattlebrook Peatworks which closed in 1921; it was an ordnance depot during the Second World War.[6] The Goods Yard closed in 1961 and the staffed became unstaffed in September 1965.The station was closed in 1968 together with the stretch of line from Okehampton to Bere Alston.
Since closure the disused railway station has been converted to a private dwelling.
bridestowe, railway, station, served, miles, distant, village, bridestowe, west, devon, england, located, outside, okehampton, edge, dartmoor, bridestowebridestowe, station, 1964, general, informationlocationbridestowe, west, devonenglandplatforms2other, infor. Bridestowe railway station served the 2 miles or so distant village of Bridestowe in West Devon England located outside Okehampton on the edge of Dartmoor BridestoweBridestowe station in 1964 General informationLocationBridestowe West DevonEnglandPlatforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryPre groupingLondon and South Western RailwayPost groupingSouthernKey dates12 October 1874 1 Opened5 June 1961 2 Closed to goods6 May 1968Closed to passengers 1 History editIt was built by the Okehampton Railway an independent company that was supported by the London and South Western Railway LSWR On 17 July 1862 the company was authorised to build a line from Coleford Junction near Crediton to Okehampton Before construction began the line was leased to the LSWR and an extension authorised to Lidford This was almost the highest point on the LSWR line Renamed as the Devon and Cornwall Railway and construction began in 1864 and the line to Lidford was opened on 12 October 1874 3 Lidford was renamed as Lydford on 3 June 1897 4 The Devon and Cornwall Company was taken over by the LSWR in 1872 5 which was in turn incorporated into the Southern Railway in the grouping of railways in 1923 When rabbit warrening was an important rural industry on Dartmoor Bridestowe sent away annually many more rabbits than passengers mostly to London It was used by several Dartmoor mining industries and also the Rattlebrook Peatworks which closed in 1921 it was an ordnance depot during the Second World War 6 The Goods Yard closed in 1961 and the staffed became unstaffed in September 1965 The station was closed in 1968 together with the stretch of line from Okehampton to Bere Alston Since closure the disused railway station has been converted to a private dwelling Preceding station Disused railways Following station Lydford Exeter to PlymouthLondon and South Western Railway OkehamptonReferences editNotes a b Butt R V J 1995 The Directory of Railway Stations Yeovil Patrick Stephens Page 43 Mitchell Page 90 Nicholas Butt Page 142 St John Thomas Page 102 Welcome to Tavistock Retrieved 2012 09 03 Sources Anthony GH Jenkins SC 1997 The Launceston Branch Headington Oakwood Press ISBN 978 0 85361 491 3 Mitchell David 1994 British Railways Past and Present Devon Peterborough Past and Present Publishing p 90 ISBN 1 85895 058 9 Nicholas John 1992 The North Devon Line Sparkford Oxford Publishing Company ISBN 0 86093 461 6 St John Thomas David 1973 West Country Railway History Newton Abbot David and Charles p 102 ISBN 0 7153 6363 8 50 39 56 N 4 05 32 W 50 66567 N 4 092158 W 50 66567 4 092158 nbsp This article about a railway station in South West England is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bridestowe railway station amp oldid 1095487247, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
