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CAMEL'S HEAD HALT (LSWR)

Camel's Head Halt was located between St Budeaux and Ford Station on the Southern Railway main line.  It was adjacent to Second and Third Avenues at Camel's Head.

Although it has been claimed that Camel's Head Halt was opened on Thrusday November 1st 1906, the wording in the announcment in the Western Daily Mercury on Wednesday September 26th 1906 about the start of the suburnab service to St Budeaux, suggests that the Halt was opened that day.

Extract of a map showing the location of Camel's Head Halt

Extract of a map showing the location
of Camel's Head Halt on the Southern
Railway's main line.  Weston Mill Halt
was located by the overbridge at the end
of Bridwell Road.

Although it was probably a well-used Halt in its early days, by March 1942 the service could hardly be described as intensive. Only one train from Plymouth Friary called, the 1.22pm departure which stopped at 1.46pm. On Saturdays there was an additional service when the 12.10pm from Friary stopped at 12.32pm. Likewise only one inbound service called, the 8.11am from Bere Alston at 8.28am.

Camel's Head Halt was closed from Sunday May 4th 1942 because it was feared that the wooden platforms posed a danger in the wartime bombing.

 

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