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LUCAS TERRACE HALT

Created: 02 January 2012

Lucas Terrace Halt was opened by the London & South Western Railway between Friary Station and Cattewater Junction in October 1905. It was used by trains on the LSWR Turnchapel Branch. [1]

Lucas Terrace Halt from the Friary Station end, with the Southern main line on the left.

Lucas Terrace halt from the Friary Station end,
with the Southern main line on the left.
© Locomotive & General Railway Photographs.

The single platform was on the Up side and was equipped with a pre-cast concrete shelter. It was accessed from Lucas Terrace by means of a steep path while a narrow roadway passed beneath both the Branch and the main line to Lanhydrock Road. [A].

During 1923 the Halt was lengthened by 125 feet. [2]

Lucas Terrace Halt from the Plymstock end, with Friary Locomotive Shed in the background.

Lucas Terrace Halt from the Plymstock end, with Friary
Locomotive Shed in the background.

When the Great Western Railway re-opened its Yealmpton Branch on November 3rd 1941 and started the trains from Friary Station instead of Millbay or North Road Stations, then Lucas Terrace Halt was used by both GWR and Southern Railway trains. This lasted until October 7th 1947 when the Yealmpton Branch was finally closed to passenger traffic. [1]

Lucas Terrace Halt was closed as from September 10th 1951, when British Railways closed their Turnchapel Branch.

Sources:

[1] Thomas, David Saint John, "A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Volume 1: The West Country", David & Charles (Holdings) Ltd, Newton Abbot, 1973, ISBN 0-7153-6208-9, and earlier editions.
[2] Kingdom, Anthony R, "The Turnchapel Branch", Oxford Publishing Company, Poole, Dorset, 1982, ISBN 86093-181-1.
[A] Author's personal knowledge: he was there!