Bere Ferrers railway station
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Bere Ferrers station on the Tamar Valley Line is situated near the village of Bere Ferrers in Devon. The station is on the former Southern main line between Exeter and Plymouth via Okehampton. The station is operated by First Great Western.
The station was formerly called "Beer Ferris" after the local Beer family who owned several nearby villages. However in 1898, the railway authorities of the time decided that this name promoted an unrefined image of the village due to the association with beer, and therefore changed the name to Bere Ferrers. The original spelling can still be seen on the sign on the former signal box, which as of 2006 is being converted into a small railway museum.
The station was the scene of a fatal railway accident on 24 September 1917. 10 soldiers from New Zealand were being transported from Plymouth to Salisbury following their arrival in Britain. At Bere Ferrers station they alighted from their troop train for a brief rest and, being unaccustomed to British railways, were struck and killed by an oncoming express. The men are buried in a Plymouth war cemetery, but a plaque has recently been unveiled in their memory in the town centre.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Bere Ferrers railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Bere Ferrers railway station from Multimap.com
- The Tamar Belle, a visitor centre based in the old station building.
- BBC News: "Memorial unveiled for Kiwi soldiers"
- Owen Dunn photos of Bere Ferrers station and surrounding buildings
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Budeaux Victoria Road | First Great Western Tamar Valley Line |
Bere Alston | ||
| Railway stations in Cornwall and West Devon | |
|---|---|
| Great Western Main Line: | Penzance • St Erth • Hayle • Camborne • Redruth • Truro • St Austell • Par • Lostwithiel • Bodmin Parkway • Liskeard • Menheniot • St Germans • Saltash • St Budeaux Ferry Road • Keyham • Dockyard • Devonport • Plymouth |
| St Ives Bay Line: | St Erth • Lelant Saltings • Lelant • Carbis Bay • St Ives |
| Maritime Line: | Truro • Perranwell • Penryn • Penmere • Falmouth Town • Falmouth Docks |
| Atlantic Coast Line: | Par • Luxulyan • Bugle • Roche • St Columb Road • Quintrell Downs • Newquay |
| Looe Valley Line: | Liskeard • Coombe • St Keyne • Causeland • Sandplace • Looe |
| Tamar Valley Line: | Plymouth • Devonport • Dockyard • Keyham • St Budeaux Victoria Road • Bere Ferrers • Bere Alston • Calstock • Gunnislake |
| Heritage Railways | |
| Bodmin & Wadebridge: | Bodmin Parkway • Colesloggett Halt • Bodmin General • Boscarne Junction |
