Gone But Not Forgotten 14 - Seaton Traditional Cache
Gone But Not Forgotten 14 - Seaton
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You are looking for a 35mm film container. In this cache is part cords for the GBNF bonus Seaton Tramway
Seaton The station was sited on the west bank of the River Axe at the far east end of the sea front and shingle beach. Proximity to the beach was an important factor for Seaton, comparing favourably with the stations at Lyme Regis and Sidmouth, which were some distance from the beach and high above the towns. In 1877 to the east of the station, a bridge over the River Axe was constructed by the Seaton & Beer Railway to assist access from settlements east of the river. Initially the station comprised of a very short wooden platform with two faces, that facing east used by the branch line trains and other for storing carriages. In 1870 the platform was extended by 180ft at a cost of £60. A long wooden shelter with a canopy stood at the south end of the platform facing east. The station buildings, described by one railway historian as ‘more in keeping with a farmhouse than a railway terminus’, were at the far south of the site. For many years Seaton was an ‘open’ station with down trains stopping at a ticket platform north of the station for tickets to be collected. This practice lasted until 1923, the time of railway company grouping. Seaton’s small goods yard, included a small goods shed, was to the west of the station. A 5ton capacity crane was added in 1872. For a period up to rebuilding an overhead crane was installed to deal with stone traffic from nearby Beer but this business failed to come up to expectations. The principal inward traffic handled was coal for the adjacent gas works, goods out included pebbles from the beach. Major redevelopment of Seaton station took place in the mid 1930’s. The original station building was demolished and replaced by a new structure constructed mainly in concrete in an art deco style more typical of station of that era built in the London suburbs. The single platform was retained and lengthened to accommodate up to 12 carriages, the eastern face continuing to be used by the branch trains for which a run round loop was now provided at the station. The original wooden shelter was replaced by a 300ft long canopy, part of the platform. Throughout its life Seaton was a busy with passenger excursions to the resort which began as soon as the station opened. On Whit Monday 1909 5,000 passengers arrived including a day excursion from Waterloo. Passenger numbers were boosted in 1935 by the opening of a Warners Holiday Camp adjoining the station to the west. In 1928 25,059 tickets were issued and 65,533 were collected: comparable figures for 1936 were 13,471 and 45,081. In August 1959 3,500 tickets were issued and 12,000 collected. Even in 1964 1,200 passengers used the station on summer Saturdays. Goods facilities ceased at Seaton in March 1964 and the signal box closed on 2nd May 1965. Despite the continuing good level of traffic, particularly in the summer, passenger services ceased on the Seaton branch on 7tg March 1966 and the station closed. The buildings were demolished in 1969, the site subsequently being used by an electronics firm which had closed in 2005.
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