Turnchapel Branch

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The remains of Hooe Lake swing bridge at Turnchapel

The Turnchapel Branch was a London and South Western Railway (LSWR) single track branch railway line in Devon, England, that ran from Plymouth Friary to Turnchapel via three intermediate stations, Lucas Terrace Halt (from 1905), Plymstock (opened 1892), Oreston and Turnchapel.

History

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East of Plymouth lines
Legend
Yealmpton
Steer Point
Brixton
Elburton Cross
Turnchapel
Billacombe
Oreston
Plymstock
Laira Bridge over the River Plym
   To Plymouth Millbay (GWR)
      and Plymouth Friary (LSWR)

The legal entity of the Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway was bought by the LSWR and it was under the guise of the P&DR that this company built a branch line from Plymouth Friary to Turnchapel, on the eastern side of the River Plym. The Act of Parliament authorising construction was passed on 2 August 1883 but it was not completed until 1 January 1897.[1] After becoming a part of British Railways on 1 January 1948, passenger trains were withdrawn on 10 September 1951 but goods trains continued to run until 30 October 1961.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.plymouthdata.info/Railways-LSWR%20Turnchapel%20Branch.htm
  2. ↑ Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1997). Branch Lines Around Plymouth. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-873793-98-7. 

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