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{{Infobox station
| name = Paulton Halt
| status = Disused
| image =
| borough = [[Paulton, Somerset|Paulton]], [[Somerset]]
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|51.3171|-2.4978|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| platforms = 1
| original = [[Great Western Railway]]
| years = 1914
| events = Opened
| years1 = 1915
| events1 = Closed
| years2 = 1923
| events2 = Reopened
| years3 = 1925
| events3 = Closed
}}


'''Paulton Halt railway station''' was on the [[Camerton branch]] of the [[Great Western Railway]] in [[Somerset]], England. It was in use from 1914 until 1925, however it was closed for 8½ of these 12 years due to [[World War I]].


==History==
The '''Bristol and North Somerset Railway''' was a railway line in the West of [[England]] that connected [[Bristol]] with towns in the [[Somerset coalfield]]. The line ran almost due south from Bristol and was 16 miles long.
The [[Bristol and North Somerset Railway]] (B&NSR) opened a branch line from {{Stnlnk|Hallatrow}} to {{Stnlnk|Camerton|Somerset}} on 1 March 1882, although it had been funded by the [[Great Western Railway]] (GWR) which worked the trains on the line from the outset and purchased the B&NSR Company in 1884.<ref>{{cite book |last1= Maggs |first1= Colin G. |last2= Beale|first2= Gerry |title= The Camerton Branch |year= 1985 |publisher= Wild Swan Publications |location= Upper Bucklebury |isbn= 0-906867-25-8 |pages= 11–14}}</ref> The line was extended from Camerton to {{Stnlnk|Limpley Stoke}} in 1910 where it made a connection with the GWR's [[Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway|Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Line]].<ref name=Maggs30>{{cite book|last1= Maggs |first1= Colin G. |last2= Beale|first2= Gerry |title= The Camerton Branch|year= 1985 |publisher= Wild Swan Publications |location= Upper Bucklebury |isbn= 0-906867-25-8 |page= 30}}</ref>


There was no station between Hallatrow and Camerton until {{Stnlnk|Radford and Timsbury Halt}} was opened at the same time as the line was opened through to Limpley Stoke,<ref name=Maggs30/> and on 5 January 1914 Paulton Halt itself was opened.<ref name=Oakley>{{cite book| last = Oakley| first = Mike| title = Somerset Railway Stations| publisher = Redcliffe Press| year = 2006| location = Bristol| isbn = 1-904537-54-5| page =94}}</ref> The term 'halt' was used by the GWR to denote [[railway station]]s without staff or goods facilities.
Paulton Radford & Timsbury Halt Hallatrow opened in 1873, the Camerton Branch line was completed in in 1882 and reached the Cam Valley Line by 1910. <ref>[[http://www.highlittletonhistory.org.uk/roadandrail.html]]</ref>


Passenger services had only been calling for a little over a year when, on 22 March 1915, they were withdrawn from the line due to the war. They were eventually restored on 9 July 1923, four and a half years after hostilities had ceased. They did not last long as they were withdrawn again on 21 September 1925, never to be resumed.<ref>{{cite book |last1= Maggs |first1= Colin G. |last2= Beale|first2= Gerry |title= The Camerton Branch |year= 1985 |publisher= Wild Swan Publications |location= Upper Bucklebury |isbn= 0-906867-25-8 |pages= 32–33}}</ref> Freight trains continued to operate through the station until 8 February 1932 and the track was lifted shortly afterwards.<ref>{{cite book |last1= Maggs |first1= Colin G. |last2= Beale|first2= Gerry |title= The Camerton Branch |year= 1985 |publisher= Wild Swan Publications |location= Upper Bucklebury |isbn= 0-906867-25-8 |page= 101}}</ref>
Passenger services at the halt closed temporarily between 5th January 1914 to 21st September, 1925 and services on the on Camerton Branch suspended as a whole between 22th of March, 1915 to 9th of July 1923. <ref>[[http://www.trainweb.org/railwest/railco/br/halts.html]]</ref> The local coal pits provided much freight traffic.


==Description==
Passenger services ended in 1959, and freight (goods) in 1960 as the local coal pits shut down and cheaper and more convenient transport became available.<ref> [[http://www.highlittletonhistory.org.uk/roadandrail.html]]</ref>
The stone-built [[Railway platform|platform]] was situated on the north side of the line, {{Convert|1.5|mi|km}} from Hallatrow at a place known as Gossard's Bridge; the [[Cam Brook]] was on the south side of the line opposite the platform. It was {{Convert|150|ft|m}} long, {{Convert|8|ft|m}} wide and {{Convert|3|ft|m}} high. Three oil lamps were provided and a plan suggests that a shelter was intended, but no photographic evidence of it exists. Access was by a footpath from the Paulton to High Littleton road that crossed the line at the east end of the station on a bridge.<ref>{{cite book |last1= Maggs |first1= Colin G. |last2= Beale|first2= Gerry |title= The Camerton Branch |year= 1985 |publisher= Wild Swan Publications |location= Upper Bucklebury |isbn= 0-906867-25-8 |page= 44}}</ref><ref name=Oakley/>


In 2010 a portion of the platform edge still stood, as did the access path and some railway fencing.<ref>{{cite book| last = Oakley| first = Mike| title = Somerset Stations Then and Now| publisher = The Dovecote Press| year = 2011| location = Wimborne Minster| isbn = 978-1-904349-94-5| page =130}}</ref>


==Services==
Passenger trains on the Hallatrow to Limpley Stoke line were operated by [[GWR steam rail motors|steam railmotors]] or, later, by [[GWR Autocoach|auto trains]]. In 1914 there were five trains each day, Monday to Saturday only. In 1923 this had been reduced to just four.<ref>{{cite book |last1= Maggs |first1= Colin G. |last2= Beale|first2= Gerry |title= The Camerton Branch |year= 1985 |publisher= Wild Swan Publications |location= Upper Bucklebury |isbn= 0-906867-25-8 |pages= 107–108}}</ref>


{{Historical Rail Start}}
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{{S-end}}


==References==

==Reflist==
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[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1914]]
[[Category:Somerset]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1915]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1923]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1925]]
[[Category:Former Great Western Railway stations]]
[[Category:Disused railway stations in Bath & North East Somerset]]

Latest revision as of 20:40, 10 April 2024

Paulton Halt
General information
LocationPaulton, Somerset
England
Coordinates51°19′02″N 2°29′52″W / 51.3171°N 2.4978°W / 51.3171; -2.4978
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1914Opened
1915Closed
1923Reopened
1925Closed

Paulton Halt railway station was on the Camerton branch of the Great Western Railway in Somerset, England. It was in use from 1914 until 1925, however it was closed for 8½ of these 12 years due to World War I.

History

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The Bristol and North Somerset Railway (B&NSR) opened a branch line from Hallatrow to Camerton on 1 March 1882, although it had been funded by the Great Western Railway (GWR) which worked the trains on the line from the outset and purchased the B&NSR Company in 1884.[1] The line was extended from Camerton to Limpley Stoke in 1910 where it made a connection with the GWR's Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Line.[2]

There was no station between Hallatrow and Camerton until Radford and Timsbury Halt was opened at the same time as the line was opened through to Limpley Stoke,[2] and on 5 January 1914 Paulton Halt itself was opened.[3] The term 'halt' was used by the GWR to denote railway stations without staff or goods facilities.

Passenger services had only been calling for a little over a year when, on 22 March 1915, they were withdrawn from the line due to the war. They were eventually restored on 9 July 1923, four and a half years after hostilities had ceased. They did not last long as they were withdrawn again on 21 September 1925, never to be resumed.[4] Freight trains continued to operate through the station until 8 February 1932 and the track was lifted shortly afterwards.[5]

Description

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The stone-built platform was situated on the north side of the line, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Hallatrow at a place known as Gossard's Bridge; the Cam Brook was on the south side of the line opposite the platform. It was 150 feet (46 m) long, 8 feet (2.4 m) wide and 3 feet (0.91 m) high. Three oil lamps were provided and a plan suggests that a shelter was intended, but no photographic evidence of it exists. Access was by a footpath from the Paulton to High Littleton road that crossed the line at the east end of the station on a bridge.[6][3]

In 2010 a portion of the platform edge still stood, as did the access path and some railway fencing.[7]

Services

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Passenger trains on the Hallatrow to Limpley Stoke line were operated by steam railmotors or, later, by auto trains. In 1914 there were five trains each day, Monday to Saturday only. In 1923 this had been reduced to just four.[8]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Hallatrow   Great Western Railway
Camerton branch 		  Radford and Timsbury Halt

References

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  1. ^ Maggs, Colin G.; Beale, Gerry (1985). The Camerton Branch. Upper Bucklebury: Wild Swan Publications. pp. 11–14. ISBN 0-906867-25-8.
  2. ^ a b Maggs, Colin G.; Beale, Gerry (1985). The Camerton Branch. Upper Bucklebury: Wild Swan Publications. p. 30. ISBN 0-906867-25-8.
  3. ^ a b Oakley, Mike (2006). Somerset Railway Stations. Bristol: Redcliffe Press. p. 94. ISBN 1-904537-54-5.
  4. ^ Maggs, Colin G.; Beale, Gerry (1985). The Camerton Branch. Upper Bucklebury: Wild Swan Publications. pp. 32–33. ISBN 0-906867-25-8.
  5. ^ Maggs, Colin G.; Beale, Gerry (1985). The Camerton Branch. Upper Bucklebury: Wild Swan Publications. p. 101. ISBN 0-906867-25-8.
  6. ^ Maggs, Colin G.; Beale, Gerry (1985). The Camerton Branch. Upper Bucklebury: Wild Swan Publications. p. 44. ISBN 0-906867-25-8.
  7. ^ Oakley, Mike (2011). Somerset Stations Then and Now. Wimborne Minster: The Dovecote Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-904349-94-5.
  8. ^ Maggs, Colin G.; Beale, Gerry (1985). The Camerton Branch. Upper Bucklebury: Wild Swan Publications. pp. 107–108. ISBN 0-906867-25-8.
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