Toller railway station
Toller | |
|---|---|
 The former Toller station building now rebuilt at Totnes | |
| General information | |
| Location | Toller Porcorum, West Dorset England |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Bridport Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 31 March 1862 | Opened |
| 5 May 1975 | Closed |
Toller was a railway station on the Bridport Railway in the west of the English county of Dorset. The station served the village of Toller Porcorum. Opened on 31 March 1862, five years after the branch, it consisted of a single platform and a modest wooden building.
History
[edit]Opened by the Bridport Railway, but operated from the outset by the Great Western Railway, it was placed in the Western Region when the railways were nationalised in 1948.
The branch was threatened with closure in the Beeching report, but narrow roads in the area, unsuitable for buses, kept it open until 5 May 1975.[1][2] In its final years, trains were normally formed of a single-carriage Class 121 diesel railcar.
The site today
[edit]The platform can still be seen from the overbridge although the building was moved to Totnes on the South Devon Railway, a heritage line.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maiden Newton Heart of Wessex Line |
Great Western Railway Bridport Railway |
Powerstock Line and station closed |
References
[edit]- ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 423. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 231. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Further reading
[edit]- R.V.J. Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1 85260 508 1.
- J.H. Lucking (1968). Railways of Dorset. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society.
External links
[edit]50°46′45″N 2°37′20″W / 50.7792°N 2.6223°W
- Bridport Trailway
- Toller on disused-stations.org.uk
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