The Lane Halt railway station

The Lane Halt

Map showing the position of Causeway Crossing Halt
Location
Place Bideford
Area Torridge
Coordinates 51°01′29″N 4°12′32″W / 51.024743°N 4.209023°WCoordinates: 51°01′29″N 4°12′32″W / 51.024743°N 4.209023°W
Grid reference SS452272
Operations
Original company Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway
Pre-grouping British Electric Traction
History
20 May 1901[1][2] Opened
28 March 1917 Closed[3]
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The Lane Halt or Chanters Lane was a minor railway station or halt/request stop in North Devon, close to Bideford, on the Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway, serving the outskirts of the town.[4] It lay 0 mile and 55 chains from Bideford Quay.[5]

History

The halt lay just beyond the "Yard" with its sidings, carriage shed and engine shed.[6] The halt was only 13 chains away from the Causeway Crossing Halt.[7]

Infrastructure

The halt had no freight facilities. A platform 20 ft x 30 ft long was planned, 6 inches high and fenced at the back with no shelter. It is not clear if this facility was constructed. The level crossing was protected by semaphore signals.[8] The up home signal at the Causeway Crossing Halt carried a fish-tailed distant signal that worked in conjunction with Chanters Lane's crossing home signal.[7]

Micro history

In January 1901, the first train, with one carriage, ran from Bideford to Northam carrying a few friends of the Directors.[9]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Causeway Crossing
Line and station closed		   Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway   Strand Road
Line and station closed

References

Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway

Legend
Appledore
Lovers' Lane Halt
Richmond Road Halt
Northam
Beach Road
Westward Ho!
Cornborough
Abbotsham Road
Kenwith Castle Halt
Causeway
The Lane Halt
Locomotive shed
Strand Road Halt
0,0 Bideford Quay
Bideford
 North Devon Railway
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Notes
  1. ↑ Jenkins, Page 44
  2. ↑ Baxter, Page 8
  3. ↑ Jenkins, Page 123
  4. ↑ Jenkins, Page 110
  5. ↑ Jenkins, Page 62
  6. ↑ Baxter, Page 34
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Jenkins, Page 78
  8. ↑ Jenkins, Page 42
  9. ↑ Baxter, Page 6
Sources
  1. Baxter, Julia & Jonathan (1980). The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore railway 1901-1917. Pub. Chard. ISBN 0-9507330-1-6.
  2. Christie, Peter (1995). North Devon History. The Lazarus Press. ISBN 1-898546-08-8.
  3. Garner, Rod (2008). The Bideford, Westward Ho! & Appledore Railway. Pub. Kestrel Railway Books. ISBN 978-1-905505-09-8.
  4. Griffith, Roger (1969). The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway. School project and personal communications. Bideford Museum.
  5. Jenkins, Stanley C. (1993). The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway. Oxford : Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-452-0.
  6. Stuckey, Douglas (1962). The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway 1901-1917. Pub. West Country Publications.