Botolph\'s Bridge Halt railway station

Botolph's Bridge Halt

A works train passing the site of the halt

Location

Location

Romney Marsh

Area

Shepway

Operations

Pre-grouping

RHDR

Platforms

History

1927

Opened

1939

Station closed to passengers

Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom

Closed railway stations in Britain
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Botolphs Bridge Halt railway station was a little-used station on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway in Kent, England. The Romney Marsh is a sparsely-populated Wetland area in the counties of Kent and East Sussex in the south-east of England. Governance The district was formed on April 1, 1974 as a merger of the boroughs of Folkestone Hythe Lydd and New Romney along with Elham and Romney Marsh The Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway is a gauge Light railway in Kent, England. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The list of closed railway stations in Britain includes the following The list of closed railway stations in Britain includes the following The list of closed railway stations in Britain includes the following The list of closed railway stations in Britain includes the following The list of closed railway stations in Britain includes the following The list of closed railway stations in Britain includes the following The list of closed railway stations in Britain includes the following The list of closed railway stations in Britain includes the following The list of closed railway stations in Britain includes the following The list of closed railway stations in Britain includes the following The Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway is a gauge Light railway in Kent, England. KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

Botolphs Bridge is a hamlet on the Romney Marsh, consisting of a small group of family homes and a public house. A hamlet is (usually&mdashsee below a Rural community — that is a small settlement — which is too small to be considered a Village. The Romney Marsh is a sparsely-populated Wetland area in the counties of Kent and East Sussex in the south-east of England. Although the railway passes some distance from the settlement, the long road from the hamlet to the coast is called "Botolphs Bridge Road", and intersects the railway at a level crossing. The term level crossing (also called a railroad crossing, road through railroad, railway crossing, train crossing or grade crossing Here a small halt was provided when the line opened in 1927, with a single wooden waiting shelter for the convenience of passengers. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

The halt was closed in 1939 due to very low traffic figures. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The manner of its closure was somewhat spectacular, and well reported locally at the time. Captain Howey, the railway's founder and principal shareholder, declared the station closed, instructed train drivers not to stop there, and then set fire to the wooden shelter. With no public warning of the impending closure, the flames and smoke prompted an emergency call to the Fire Brigade, who turned out an appliance and crew. The firemen were very surprised to arrive on scene and discover the burning building's owner with a box of matches!^[1]

	Heritage railways
Prince of Wales Halt		RHDR		Burmarsh Road

No. This list of British heritage and private railways is intended as a list of railways in Great Britain and the Channel Islands that are privately owned or Prince of Wales Halt railway station was a short-lived station on the Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway in Kent, England. The Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway is a gauge Light railway in Kent, England. Burmarsh Road railway station is a station on the Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway in Kent, England. 5 Hercules heading for Hythe

No. 9 Winston Churchill crossing the level crossing

References

^ This story is reported in full in at least 15 published sources, for example, see page 19 of "Historical Guide to the RH&DLR" by C S Wolfe, published 1976 by RHDRAssoc.