| Bude | |||
| Location | |||
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| Location | Bude | ||
| Area | North Cornwall, Cornwall | ||
| Grid reference | SS210059 | ||
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| Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway | ||
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway Western Region of British Railways |
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| Platforms | 2 | ||
| History | |||
| 11 August 1898 | Opened | ||
| 7 September 1964 | Closed to freight | ||
| 3 October 1966 | Closed to passengers | ||
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Bude railway station was the western terminus of the Bude Branch. Bude (Bud is a small seaside resort town in North Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, at the mouth of the River Neet Housing On 9th January 2008 the ‘Regional Spatial Strategy for the South West’ (RSS announced plans to massively increase house-building in Cornwall stating that almost 70000 Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar The London and South Western Railway (L&SWR was a Railway company in England from 1838 to 1922 The Southern Railway (SR was a British railway company established in the 1923 Grouping. The Western Region was a region of British Railways from 1948 Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 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 Okehampton to Bude Line was a railway line built to serve Bude, on the Cornish coast near the Devon border in the United Kingdom. It was opened in 1898 by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) to serve the coastal town of Bude and closed in 1966 after having been proposed for closure in the Beeching Report. The London and South Western Railway (L&SWR was a Railway company in England from 1838 to 1922 Bude (Bud is a small seaside resort town in North Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, at the mouth of the River Neet Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The Beeching Axe is an informal name for the British Government 's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system
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History
The opening of Bude station in 1898 marked the completion of the LSWR's branch line from Okehampton which had taken nineteen years and four Acts of Parliament. Okehampton railway station is a Railway station serving the Town of Okehampton in Devon. An Act of Parliament is a Law enacted as Primary legislation by a national or sub-national Parliament. The original line had been authorised as far as Holsworthy where a station was opened on 20 January 1879. Holsworthy is a Market town in the west of Devon, England. It is situated near the county border with Cornwall. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common From there, the LSWR operated a "smart coach service" to Stratton and Bude. See also Battle of Stratton 1643 Stratton is a small town situated near the coastal resort of Bude in North Cornwall, When the railway company showed no sign of wishing to extend services westwards towards the coast, the residents of Stratton and Bude, anxious for a connection to the expanding railway network, clubbed together in 1883 to raise £1,000 towards the cost of promoting a bill for a 9. 5 miles (15. 3 km) extension to the railway line which would follow a route taking in the two towns as well as the small village of Bridgerule. Bridgerule is a village in Devon, England, a mile from the border with Cornwall. [1]
The LSWR took up their offer and the Holsworthy and Bude Railway Act (c. ccii) was passed on 20 August 1883. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common However, apart from a ceremonial cutting of the first sod, no works were commenced on the extension and the deadline for completion of the line by October 1891 was looking unlikely to be met, resulting in the LSWR asking for an extra year to complete the works. Nevertheless, since by the end of 1891 no progress had been made, a further bill was promoted seeking the abandonment of the line; the Act, the Holsworthy and Bude Rly. Abandonment Act (c. xx), was passed on 20 May 1892. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year This did not deter the residents of Stratton and Bude who, in 1894, successfully lobbied the LSWR to promote a second bill. The Act was passed on 6 July 1895 and authorised a somewhat different route than that set out in the first Act. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year [1]
The LSWR was, at the time, investing heavily in the construction of the North Cornwall Line and adopted a more direct route to Bude which reduced the projected costs by some £10,000 avoiding the construction of a viaduct, but also avoiding Stratton altogether. The North Cornwall Railway was a railway line running from Halwill in Devon to Padstow in Cornwall via Launceston, Camelford To construct the line, the LSWR hired John Aird & Co. who were later involved in the Welsh Highland Railway. Sir John Aird 1st Baronet ( 3 December 1833 - 6 January 1911) was a notable English Civil engineering contractor of the The Welsh Highland Railway (WHR is a Narrow gauge railway in Wales, which originally ran from Dinas near Caernarfon to Porthmadog [1]
The Station
Bude station was deliberately sited on the outskirts of the town in order to please the residents of Stratton whose, at the time, larger town had been bypassed by the railway company. It was solidly constructed of local stone, with a refreshment room and a large bay-windowed house for the Stationmaster. From the station, a short branch was laid to the canal basin to tap the commercial traffic in sand which was used in construction, as well as to facilitate the distribution of coal which arrived in sloops from South Wales. The Bude Canal was a Canal built to serve the hilly hinterland in the Devon and Cornwall border territory in the United Kingdom, chiefly For the military definition of sloop see Sloop-of-war. For the open learning project see SLOOP Project. South Wales (De Cymru is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south and Mid Wales and West Wales Although traffic was heavy in the early days, the decline set in during the interwar period with the introduction of chemical fertilisers and competition from road haulage services; freight facilities were eventually withdrawn in 1964, but in reality the station saw very little traffic in its latter years. The station did not see many changes during its 68 year life, but the track layout was modified somewhat in April/May 1939 to accommodate twelve coach trains. Longer trains comprising fifteen coaches or more were handled by dividing the train between the two platforms. [2]
Passenger services were never very frequent to Bude, although there were several useful daily through-coaches to London, with whole trains operating during Summer weekends. In addition, there was the Atlantic Coast Express, a through train from Waterloo at 10:35, running non-stop from Exeter St Davids to Halwill, then calling at Holsworthy and Bude only, arriving at Bude at 15:25. The Atlantic Coast Express (ACE was an express passenger train in England between Waterloo station, London and Seaside resorts in the south Exeter St Davids station is the most important of seven National Rail stations in the city of Exeter in southwest England. Halwill Junction Railway Station was a railway station near the villages of Halwill and Beaworthy in Devon. Most trains conveyed through coaches to Padstow, usually marshalled in front of the Bude coaches in the down direction. The portions were divided at Halwill. The pattern of services changed after the handover of the line to the Western Region of British Railways from 1 January 1963 when services became more local and the through-coaches to Waterloo were discontinued. The Western Region was a region of British Railways from 1948 New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The new operator was committed to dieselisation and DMU units were introduced from September 1964, resulting in the closure of Bude's engine shed. Dieselisation or Dieselization (see spelling differences) is generally used for the nowadays increasingly common use of Diesel fuel in vehicles as A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a Multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages powered by one or more on-board Diesel [2]
Bude's last direct link with London ended in Summer 1965 when the through-trains from Waterloo were diverted to Paddington and services now reversed at Exeter St. London Paddington station, also known as London Paddington, or just simply Paddington, is a major National Rail and London Underground station Davids. This left Bude with only a local shuttle service to and from Okehampton for the final months of its life. It was, however, the final stronghold of the Bulleid Pacifics which operated from the end of April 1962, appearing on excursion services and through-weekend trains. The SR West Country and Battle of Britain Classes, also known as Light Pacifics or Spam Cans, are classes of air-smoothed 4-6-2 ''Pacific'' [2]
The station's closure in 1966 left residents of Bude and the surrounding area with Okehampton station, some 30 miles (48 km) away, as their nearest connection to the railway. This increased to 69 miles (111 km) in January 1972 when Okehampton itself closed, leaving Exeter as the nearest railhead.
The Station today
Nothing remains of Bude Station today as the site has been built over with low-cost housing, leaving the railway bridge over the River Neet as almost the sole clue as to there ever having been a railway in the town. [3]
Services
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | British Rail Western Region Bude Branch |
Whitstone & Bridgerule | ||
References
- ^ a b c Southern E-Group, "Bude"
- ^ a b c Pryer, G. The Western Region was a region of British Railways from 1948 The Okehampton to Bude Line was a railway line built to serve Bude, on the Cornish coast near the Devon border in the United Kingdom. A. ; Bowring, G. J. (1980). An Historical Survey of Selected Southern Stations: Volume One. Oxford: Oxford Publishing Company, p. 31. ISBN 0860930165.
- ^ Southern E-Group, "Bude"
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