Ingra Tor Halt railway station was located on the 10.5 mile long single track

Princetown Railway The Princetown Railway was a 10¼ mile single track branch railway line in Devon, England, that ran from Yelverton on the Plymouth to Tavistock line, to via four intermediate stations, , , and . The line closed in 1956 and today forms part of a ...

Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is ...

, England, running from to with four intermediate stations. It was opened with only a basic wood platform and shelter in connection with the short-lived re-opening of the adjacent quarry. Its later traffic was entirely walkers and it was retained in an attempt to counter competition from local bus services and encourage tourist traffic.Mitchell, Page 114

History

The branch line was authorised in 1878 and opened on 11 August 1883. was the junction for the line when the halt opened, two other stations had been added to the line in the 1920s, in 1924, in 1936. Much of the route followed the course of the old

Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway The Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway (P&DR) was a gauge railway built to improve the economy of moorland areas around Princetown in Devon, England. Independent carriers operated horse-drawn wagons and paid the company a toll. It opened in 1823, and ...

. The freight traffic on the branch line included granite from the rail served quarries of Swelltor and Foggintor which were closed in 1906. Owned by the Princetown Railway until 1 January 1922, the company then merged with the

Great Western Railway The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament on 31 August 1835 and ran ...

(GWR). The line passed to British Railways (Western Region) in 1948 and closed on 3 March 1956. The track was lifted in December 1956. Much of the old track formation now forms the route of the Dousland to Princetown Railway Track, and only the concrete base of the shelter at the halt remains.

Micro-history

At the time of the opening of the halt in 1936 the single fares were: to Princetown, 11d First Class or 7d Second Class; to Burrator Halt, 9d and 5d; to King Tor Halt, 7d and 4d; to Dousland, 1s 1d and 7d; to Yelverton, 1s 5d and 10d; and to Plymouth, Millbay, 3s 8d and 2s 3d. A Cheap Day Return ticket to Plymouth cost 2s 3d Third Class; or to Princetown and back for 7d. At one time a notice at the halt stated that passengers should keep dogs on a leash due to the presence of adders. This is now in the Plymouth Railway Circle collection and can be seen in the Lee Moor Tramway Shed which is generally opened on special event days at Buckfastleigh Station on the South Devon Railway.

Services

References

;Notes ;Sources * Atterbury, P. (2006) ''Branch Line Britain: A Nostalgic Journey Celebrating a Golden Age.'' Newton Abbot : David & Charles. * Butt, R. V. J. (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. . OCLC 60251199. * Mitchell, David (1994). ''British Railways Past and Present – Devon.'' Wadenhoe : Past and Present. .

External links

Photos of the line today
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ingra Tor Halt Railway Station Disused railway stations in Devon Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1936 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1956 Former Great Western Railway stations 1936 establishments in England