Gone But Not Forgotten 12 - Colyton Traditional Cache
Gone But Not Forgotten 12 - Colyton
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You are looking for a small tube container. In this cache is part cords for the GBNF bonus Seaton Tramway
Colyton Opening in March 1868 as Colyton Town (the suffix was dropped in September 1890), the single platform station was on an embankment just east of the river Coly and about a half mile east of the village. The large red brick building, which included two storey accommodation for the station master at the southern end, stood on the down (towards Seaton) east side of the line. Features include round headed windows, a steeply pitched roof and double sliding doors from the platform to the booking office. At the north end of the platform was a detached flat roof brick shed, with stone quoins and sliding doors on the platform side. This was principally used as a store for parcels conveyed on passenger trains. The main goods facilities were in a two siding yard opposite the platform on the west side of the line. A brick goods shed with an apex roof, a canopy on the track side, and a small lean-to office at the north end stood beside the main siding. The outer siding ran alongside a store belonging to Messrs Bradford & Sons. A water tank, provided from 1873, was sited just beyond the south end of the platform. It stood on long legs and a roof was later added. Colyton signal box, at the far north end of the platform on the east side of the line, dated from 5th March 1899. The box controlled access to the goods yard. It was reduced to a ground frame as early as 4th April 1922 and finally closed on 11th November 1958. It was then demolished, being replaced by a two lever ground frame. In 1928 19,814 tickets were issued at Colyton and 27,331 collected. By 1936 the figures had fallen to 13,431 and 15,398. A station master was based at Colyton until 1928 when the station came under the control of the Seaton station master. Colyton was unstaffed from 3rd February 1964, the same day that the goods yard closed. Passenger services continued for another two years until March 1966 when services were withdrawn on the Seaton branch. Trackwork was lifted in the goods yard by May 1964 but the goods shed was spared and survives today. Likewise the station building was not demolished and received a new lease of life when Colyton became the northen terminus of the Seaton Tramway when it opened to Colyton on 8th March 1980.
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Arkg gb gryrtencu/ryrpgevp cbyr.
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