Hole railway station
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Hole Railway Station was a small halt on the North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway between Torrington
and Halwill Junction
, serving villages such as Black Torrington
, Highampton and Sheepwash
. The line, which opened in 1925, was a private line until it became part of the Southern Region of British Railways
in 1948. The line closed in 1965 as part of the Beeching
proposals, freight services having been withdrawn earlier on this section of the line.
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Torrington railway station
Torrington station was a west country railway station that dispatched trains to Bideford and Barnstaple, as well as being a terminus for the North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway line to Halwill in North Devon. The station was closed for regular passenger services in 1965 but special...
and Halwill Junction
Halwill Junction railway station
Halwill Junction Railway Station was a railway station near the villages of Halwill and Beaworthy in Devon. It opened in 1879 and formed an important junction between the now-closed Bude Branch and North Cornwall line...
, serving villages such as Black Torrington
Black Torrington
Black Torrington is a village in north Devon, England, situated between the towns of Holsworthy and Hatherleigh. It is situated on and named after the River Torridge.The river also flows through a near by town called Bideford.Black Torrington is one third of the town Torrington,the other thirds are...
, Highampton and Sheepwash
Sheepwash, Devon
Sheepwash is a village in Devon, sitting on the River Torridge. It can be found approximately 15 miles from Okehampton on the northern edge of Dartmoor....
. The line, which opened in 1925, was a private line until it became part of the Southern Region of British Railways
Southern Region of British Railways
The Southern Region was a region of British Railways from 1948. The region ceased to be an operating unit in its own right in the 1980s and was wound up at the end of 1992. The region covered south London, southern England and the south coast, including the busy commuter belt areas of Kent, Sussex...
in 1948. The line closed in 1965 as part of the Beeching
Beeching Axe
The Beeching Axe or the Beeching Cuts are informal names for the British Government's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system in the United Kingdom. The name is that of the main author of The Reshaping of British Railways, Dr Richard...
proposals, freight services having been withdrawn earlier on this section of the line.
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