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Train at Meldon Viaduct Station. A new station at Meldon Quarry was opened during 2000 by Dartmoor Railway to act as the terminus of a passenger service from Okehampton. It has a single platform adjacent to the former up line but situated slightly nearer to Okehampton than the former Staff Halt.
Meldon quarry site in 2002 with the viaduct in the background. Meldon Quarry is a granite quarry in Devon, England. It is at the northern edge of Dartmoor, about 2 miles SW of Okehampton. It was developed from 1897 to supply track ballast and other stone products for the London and South Western Railway (LSWR). It was privatised in 1994.
Meldon Viaduct is a disused railway viaduct crossing the West Okement River at Meldon, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-west of Okehampton, on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, South West England. This truss bridge was constructed from wrought iron, instead of stone or brick arches. It opened in 1874 for a single track; in 1879 its width was doubled for a ...
Meldon is a hamlet in West Devon, on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. [1] It is 4 km south-west of Okehampton . Its main features are the Meldon Quarry and Meldon Reservoir and the nearby Meldon Viaduct .
Though the closure of the route was in part to save on the maintenance expenditure of Meldon Viaduct, the structure remained in use as a headshunt for the quarry, given a new layout in 1979 for increased traffic. [10] Occasional charter and special trains were operated to Okehampton and Meldon Quarry during the passenger closure period. [9]
Meldon Summit to the west of Meldon Junction was the highest point on the line. Indeed, it was the highest point on the whole of the Southern Railway, at 950 feet (290 m) above sea level. [11] [page needed] The GWR route from Lydford to Plymouth crossed many valleys on timber viaducts.
The route includes notable features such as crossing the Meldon Viaduct and Lake Viaduct [6] [7] both of which were formerly railway bridges and are of historical interest. [3] The Granite Way featured in Five of the best scenic bike rides in Devon. [8] Much of the Way is within Dartmoor National Park.
The track is still extant to the former Meldon Quarry railway station to the west, where the track breaks. Tavistock lacks a rail connection, and the final section of the original main line, from Bere Alston , continues to Plymouth as part of the Tamar Valley Line .