Colesloggett Halt ( kw, Gorta Kastellogos) is a small
railway station
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on the
Bodmin and Wenford Railway
The Bodmin and Wenford Railway (BWR) is a heritage railway, based at Bodmin in Cornwall, England. It has an interchange with the national rail network at Bodmin Parkway railway station, the southern terminus of the line.
History
The Great West ...
, a
heritage railway
A heritage railway or heritage railroad (US usage) is a railway operated as living history to re-create or preserve railway scenes of the past. Heritage railways are often old railway lines preserved in a state depicting a period (or periods) i ...
in
Cornwall
Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...
, United Kingdom.
History
The station was originally built in 1993 to serve a local farm park which closed as a visitor attraction shortly after the station was built. Today it serves primarily as an access to
Cardinham
Cardinham ( kw, Kardhinan) (the spelling 'Cardynham' is almost obsolete) is a civil parishes in England, civil parish and a village in mid Cornwall, England. The village is approximately three-and-a-half miles (6 km), east-northeast of Bodmi ...
Woods, a local beauty spot.
Description
Colesloggett Halt consists of a single, short
platform with a small station shelter. There is no car park.
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Services
Due to the very steep gradient on the line, services normally only call on the journey towards Bodmin Parkway.
References
External links
Bodmin and Wenford Railway
Heritage railway stations in Cornwall
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1993
Railway stations built for UK heritage railways
Bodmin and Wenford Railway
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