0403_Halwill_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Halwill Junction station in the mid-1980s, forecourt side. 0403_Halwill_05.jpg The Withered Arm: Halwill Junction goods shed 0403_Halwill_03.jpg The Withered Arm: Halwill Junction station in the mid-1980s, platform side. 0403_Halwill_04.jpg The Withered Arm: Halwill Junction booking office. 0403_Halwill_07.jpg The Withered Arm: inside Halwill Junction's goods shed. 0403_Halwill_10.jpg The Withered Arm: the Bude line trackbed north of Halwill Junction 0403_Halwill_11.jpg The Withered Arm: the Torrington line curving away from Halwill Junction, seen from the Bude line 0403_Halwill_09.jpg The Withered Arm: the path to the Torrington platform at Halwill Junction 0403_Halwill_06.jpg The Withered Arm: Halwill Junction goods shed 0403_Halwill_0.jpg The Withered Arm: map of the Halwill Junction area from a 1930s Southern Railway carriage map 0403_Halwill_08.jpg The Withered Arm: the slaughterhouse 0414_Wadebridge_10.jpg The Withered Arm: old coach body at Wadebridge 0414_Wadebridge_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Wadebridge station in 1985 before it was converted into the John Betjeman Centre, view from station approach 0414_Wadebridge_02.jpg The Withered Arm: Wadebridge station in 1985 before it was converted into the John Betjeman Centre, view from platform side 0414_Wadebridge_03.jpg The Withered Arm: Wadebridge station looking in the down direction towards Padstow. 0414_Wadebridge_04.jpg The Withered Arm: inside Wadebridge goods shed 0414_Wadebridge_09.jpg The Withered Arm: the remains of Wadebridge East level crossing 0504_Bude_2.jpg The Withered Arm: Bude station site seen in the spring of 1985 0202_Gunnis_1.jpg The Withered Arm: Class 118 dmu no P463 arrives at Gunnislake station in the summer of 1987 0202_Gunnis_3.jpg The Withered Arm: Class 150 no 150234 waits at the new Gunnislake station to return to Plymouth 0119_Ford.jpg The Withered Arm: the Southern's viaduct at Ford, on the outskirts of Plymouth, being demolished in 1987 0415_Padstow_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Padstow station looking towards the end of the line, nearly 260 miles and a world away from Waterloo. 0202_Gunnis_4.jpg The Withered Arm: Gunnislake - end of the line in 1987. The line once continued through the overgrown cutting to Kelly Brae (Callington) 0414_Wadebridge_11.jpg The Withered Arm: Wadebridge, showing the site of the engine shed, now covered by housing 0403_Halwill_09a.jpg The Withered Arm: the flooded and overgrown trackbed north of Halwill Junction station, spring 1985. 01131_Shillamill_01.JPG.jpg The Withered Arm: the south portal of Shillamill Tunnel (with thanks to and © Chris Sawle) 0108_MeldonQ_05.jpg The Withered Arm: quarrymen's cottages at Meldon Quarry 1984/5 0108_MeldonQ_06.jpg The Withered Arm: site of the quarrymen's cottages at Meldon Quarry 2003 0415_Padstow_02.jpg The Withered Arm: Padstow station building in 1985. 0415_Padstow_03.jpg The Withered Arm: Padstow station building in 1985. 0415_Padstow_04.jpg The Withered Arm: Padstow station building in 1985. 0415_Padstow_05.jpg The Withered Arm: Padstow station building in 1985. 04151_Petherick_1.jpg The Withered Arm: the Iron Bridge over Little Petherick Creek in 1999. 04151_Petherick_2.jpg The Withered Arm: the Iron Bridge over Little Petherick Creek viewed from across the Camel estuary in 1985. 0413_St_Kew_01.jpg The Withered Arm: the station at St Kew Highway in 1985, converted into a guest house. 0413_St_Kew_02.jpg The Withered Arm: the station at St Kew Highway in 1985, converted into a guest house. 0413_St_Kew_03.jpg The Withered Arm: the goods shed at St Kew Highway, converted into a home in 1985. 0413_St_Kew_04.jpg The Withered Arm: the shelter on the old down platform at St Kew Highway used as a garden and wood store in 1985 0409_Otterham_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Otterham station in 1985, converted into a caravan and camping site. 0409_Otterham_02.jpg The Withered Arm: Otterham station in 1985, converted into a caravan and camping site. 0410_Camelford_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Camelford station in 1985 0410_Camelford_02.jpg The Withered Arm: Camelford station in 1985 0410_Camelford_03.jpg The Withered Arm: Camelford station in 1985 0410_Camelford_04.jpg The Withered Arm: Camelford station in 1986 0410_Camelford_05.jpg The Withered Arm: Camelford station in 1986 showing the gents toilet 0410_Camelford_06.jpg The Withered Arm: Camelford station in 1986 showing the waiting room doors onto the platform. 0410_Camelford_07.jpg The Withered Arm: Camelford station in 1986 showing the demolished road bridge blocking the way west. 0410_Camelford_08.jpg The Withered Arm: Camelford station - remnants of original LSWR fencing. 0410_Camelford_09.jpg The Withered Arm: Camelford station in 1986. The goods shed in poor condition. 0201_Calstock_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Calstock Viaduct from Calstock station 1990 0201_Calstock_02.jpg The Withered Arm: a train crosses Calstock viaduct in October 1990 0202_Gunnis_2.jpg The Withered Arm: Gunnislake in 1990 0202_Gunnis_5.jpg The Withered Arm: Gunnislake in 1990 0100_Title.jpg The Withered Arm: the following pictures cover locations on the LSWR route from Exeter to Plymouth via Okehampton 0200_Title.jpg The Withered Arm: the following pictures cover locations on the Callington (now Gunnislake) to Bere Alston branch 0400_Title.jpg The Withered Arm: the following pictures cover locations on the North Cornwall line from Okehampton to Padstow via Launceston 02025_Calstock_05.jpg The Withered Arm: driver's view of the Gunnislake branch near Calstock 0502_Holsworthy_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Holsworthy station 0502_Holsworthy_02.jpg The Withered Arm: Holsworthy station, platform side 0502_Holsworthy_03.jpg The Withered Arm: Holsworthy station 0502_Holsworthy_04.jpg The Withered Arm: Holsworthy station, lamp hut 05021_Holsworthy_05.jpg The Withered Arm: Holsworth East viaduct 0502_Holsworthy_06.jpg The Withered Arm: Holsworthy station, bridge over Chapel Street 0502_Holsworthy_07.jpg The Withered Arm: Holsworthy station, site of the cattle dock 05000_Title.jpg The Withered Arm: scenes on the line from Halwill Junction to Bude 05021_Holsworthy_10.jpg The Withered Arm: Looking towards Holsworthy station from the East viaduct October 1990 05021_Holsworthy_09.jpg The Withered Arm: looking from Holsworthy station along Holsworthy East viaduct October 1990 0503_Whitstone_05.jpg The Withered Arm: Whitstone & Bridgerule station 1990 0503_Whitstone_06.jpg The Withered Arm: Whitstone & Bridgerule station 1990 0503_Whitstone_07.jpg The Withered Arm: Whitstone & Bridgerule goods shed 1990 0503_Whitstone_08.jpg The Withered Arm: Whitstone & Bridgerule station panorama 1990 0503_Whitstone_09.jpg The Withered Arm: Whitstone & Bridgerule 1990 - ex ammunition dump site 0503_Whitstone_10.jpg The Withered Arm: Whitstone & Bridgerule bridge over the Tamar 0401_Maddaford_01.jpg The Withered Arm: the overgrown site of Maddaford Moor Halt 0401_Maddaford_02.jpg The Withered Arm: the gate giving access to Maddaford Moor Halt 0501_Dunsland_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Dunsland Cross station from the station approach 0501_Dunsland_02.jpg The Withered Arm: end of the station building with letter box 0501_Dunsland_03.jpg The Withered Arm: entrance to Dunsland Cross goods yard 0501_Dunsland_04.jpg The Withered Arm: Dunsland Cross station, platform side 0501_Dunsland_06.jpg The Withered Arm: Dunsland Cross goods shed 0501_Dunsland_07.jpg The Withered Arm: Dunsland Cross station well 0109_meldonj_01.jpg The Withered Arm: looking back towards Meldon Viaduct and Quarry from Meldon Junction 0109_meldonj_02.jpg The Withered Arm: Meldon Junction with the Plymouth line continuing straight ahead and the Bude and North Cornwall line bearing off to the right. 0109_meldonj_03.jpg The Withered Arm: Meldon Junction with steps up from the road giving access to the signalbox 0402_Ashbury_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Ashbury station from the approach road 0402_Ashbury_02.jpg The Withered Arm: Ashbury station, platform side 0402_Ashbury_03.jpg The Withered Arm: Ashbury goods yard and shed 0901_Artefacts_04.jpg The Withered Arm: SR private road sign 0402_Ashbury_05.jpg The Withered Arm: concrete steps lead down to the up platform at Ashbury 01085_okehamptonms_01.jpg The Withered Arm: just west of Okehampton were the military sidings 01085_okehamptonms_02.jpg The Withered Arm: just west of Okehampton were the military sidings 01085_okehamptonms_03.jpg The Withered Arm: in the early 1990s a single track continued on from Okehampton to Meldon Quarry... 01085_okehamptonms_04.jpg The Withered Arm: ...by 2003 it had been joined by a cycle track, taking the place of the former up line. 0108_Meldon_07.jpg The Withered Arm: looking back towards Meldon Quarry from near Meldon Junction in 1992 0109_meldonj_04.jpg The Withered Arm: a 1992 view of Meldon Junction. 0109_meldonj_05.jpg The Withered Arm: the Bude/North Cornwall line curves away from Meldon Junction. 0109_meldonj_06.jpg The Withered Arm: looking east from Meldon Junction 0403_Halwill_02.jpg The Withered Arm: Halwill Junction station in spring 1985, platform side. 0504_Bude_3.jpg The Withered Arm: the Bude Wharf branch seen from near the station site looking towards the wharf. The bridge over the River Neet is visible in the centre of the picture. 0110_Bridestowe_02.jpg The Withered Arm: Bridestowe station from the surviving SR concrete footbridge. 0110_Bridestowe_03.jpg The Withered Arm: Bridestowe goods shed 0110_Bridestowe_05.jpg The Withered Arm: Bridestowe station nameboard. Unfortunately only the ghosts of the letters survive. 0110_Bridestowe_06.jpg The Withered Arm: the down waiting shelter at Bridestowe 0112_Brentor_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Brentor station building on the down platform 0112_Brentor_02.jpg The Withered Arm: Brentor station - doors to the waiting room 0901_artefacts01.jpg The Withered Arm: Artefacts - detail of a surviving lamp holder, presumably for an oil lamp. 0112_Brentor_05.jpg The Withered Arm: Brentor - the waiting shelter on the up platform 0901_artefacts02.jpg The Withered Arm: Artefacts - an old LSWR boundary marker 0112_Brentor_07.jpg The Withered Arm: Brentor station nameboard 0110_Bridestowe_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Bridestowe station looking south 0110_Bridestowe_04.jpg The Withered Arm: inside Bridestowe goods shed 0111_Lydford_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Looking north from Lydford station 0111_Lydford_02.jpg The Withered Arm: remains of the SR platforms at Lydford station 0403_Halwill_99_layout_gif.jpg The Withered Arm: sketch plan of Halwill station 01105_Lake_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Lake (or Southerly) Viaduct seen from the edge of the moor 0203_Chilsworthy_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Chilsworthy 0203_Chilsworthy_02.jpg The Withered Arm: Chilsworthy 01135_Mary_Tavy_01.jpg The Withered Arm: near Mary Tavy 01135_Mary_Tavy_02.jpg The Withered Arm: near Mary Tavy 01105_Lake_02.jpg The Withered Arm: Lake Viaduct in 2003, now part of the Granite Way cycle route. 0207_Callington_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Callington 0112_Brentor_03.jpg The Withered Arm: the business end of Brentor station 0112_Brentor_04.jpg The Withered Arm: Brentor station from the road 0112_Brentor_08.jpg The Withered Arm: entrance to Brentor goods yard - unusually it had no goods shed 0206_Luckett_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Luckett 0111_Lydford_03.jpg The Withered Arm: former entrances to the Southern side of Lydford station 040700_Label_Egloskerry.jpg 041000_Label_Camelford.jpg 050300_Label_WandB.jpg 020700_Label_Callington.jpg 050400_Label_Bude.jpg 011200_Label_Brentor.jpg 011400_Label_Bere_Alston.jpg 01106_Label_Bridestowe.jpg 0114_Bere_Alston_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Bere Alston station in 1987 0114_Bere_Alston_02.jpg The Withered Arm: Bere Alston showing the junction between the lines to Plymouth and Gunnislake. 0114_Bere_Alston_03.jpg The Withered Arm: Bere Alston former up platform with the signal box in the distance 0114_Bere_Alston_04.jpg The Withered Arm: Bere Alston in 1990 0115_Bere_Ferrers_02.jpg The Withered Arm: Bere Ferrers in 1990 0407_Egloskerry_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Egloskerry 0407_Egloskerry_02.jpg The Withered Arm: Egloskerry 0407_Egloskerry_03.jpg The Withered Arm: Egloskerry 0407_Egloskerry_04.jpg The Withered Arm: Egloskerry 0407_Egloskerry_05.jpg The Withered Arm: Egloskerry 0408_Tresmeer_02.jpg The Withered Arm: Tresmeer 0408_Tresmeer_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Tresmeer 0408_Tresmeer_03.jpg The Withered Arm: Tresmeer 0408_Tresmeer_04.jpg The Withered Arm: Tresmeer 0408_Tresmeer_05.jpg The Withered Arm: Tresmeer 0408_Tresmeer_06.jpg The Withered Arm: Tresmeer 0412_PortIsaac_04.jpg The Withered Arm: Port Isaac Road station 0412_PortIsaac_02.jpg The Withered Arm: Port Isaac Road station 0412_PortIsaac_03.jpg The Withered Arm: Port Isaac Road station 0412_PortIsaac_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Port Isaac Road station 0412_PortIsaac_05.jpg The Withered Arm: Port Isaac Road goods shed 0412_PortIsaac_06.jpg The Withered Arm: Port Isaac Road station 0412_PortIsaac_07.jpg The Withered Arm: Port Isaac Road station 0412_PortIsaac_08.jpg The Withered Arm: bridge near Port Isaac Road 0412_PortIsaac_09.jpg The Withered Arm: bridge near Port Isaac Road - note how the vegetation has grown within very few years! 0411_Delabole_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Delabole station 0411_Delabole_02.jpg The Withered Arm: Delabole up platform 0411_Delabole_03.jpg The Withered Arm: Delabole station 0406_Launceston_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Launceston 0406_Launceston_05.jpg The Withered Arm: Launceston 0406_Launceston_06.jpg The Withered Arm: Launceston 0406_Launceston_07.jpg The Withered Arm: Launceston 0406_Launceston_08.jpg The Withered Arm: west of Launceston 0406_Launceston_09.jpg The Withered Arm: west of Launceston 0107_Okehampton_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Okehampton in about 1987, looking east along the up platform 0107_Okehampton_02.jpg The Withered Arm: Okehampton in about 1987, looking from the up platform to the goods shed 0107_Okehampton_03.jpg The Withered Arm: Okehampton station frontage in about 1987 0107_Okehampton_04.jpg The Withered Arm: Okehampton in about 1987, looking east along the up platform towards the station buildings 0107_Okehampton_05.jpg The Withered Arm: Okehampton in about 1987, looking west along the up platform towards the signal box. 020100_Label_Calstock.jpg 0205_SevenStones_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Seven Stones Halt 0205_SevenStones_02.jpg The Withered Arm: looking west along the trackbed from Seven Stones Halt 0203_Chilsworthy_03.jpg The Withered Arm: Chilsworthy looking down from the road bridge. 0203_Chilsworthy_04.jpg The Withered Arm: Chil;sworthy looking east through the road bridge 0207_Callington_02.jpg The Withered Arm: Callington with the station site to the right. 0204_Latchley_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Latchley 0204_Latchley_02.jpg The Withered Arm: Latchley 0204_Latchley_03.jpg The Withered Arm: Latchley, looking from the station house to the platform 05001_Bude_Act.jpg The Withered Arm: The ill-fated Holsworthy & Bude Railway Act of 1883. 0108_MeldonV_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Meldon Viaduct from below on the old road to the quarry 0108_MeldonV_02.jpg The Withered Arm: Meldon Viaduct from below on the old road to the quarry 0108_MeldonV_03.jpg The Withered Arm: Meldon Viaduct from below on the old road to the quarry 0108_MeldonV_04.jpg The Withered Arm: Meldon Viaduct from below on the old road to the quarry 0107_Okehampton_06.jpg The Withered Arm: Okehampton restored in Sep 2003 0202_Gunnis_7.jpg The Withered Arm: end of the line at Gunnislake 0202_Gunnis_8.jpg The Withered Arm: Driver's eye view of Gunnislake from the Callington direction 0108_Meldon_00.jpg The Withered Arm: Meldon Viaduct 0108_MeldonV_02.jpg The Withered Arm: Meldon Viaduct from the quarry 0108_MeldonQ_03.jpg The Withered Arm: Meldon Quarry 0108_MeldonQ_07.jpg The Withered Arm: Meldon Quarry from the A30 0108_MeldonV_08.jpg The Withered Arm: Meldon Viaduct from near the A30 0502_Holsworthy_10.jpg The Withered Arm: Holsworthy in about 1987/8 0502_Holsworthy_11.jpg The Withered Arm: Holsworthy in about 1987/8 0502_Holsworthy_12.jpg The Withered Arm: Holsworthy in about 1987/8 0502_Holsworthy_13.jpg The Withered Arm: Holsworthy in about 1987/8 0106_SampfordC_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Sampford Courtenay in 2000 0107_Okehampton_07.jpg The Withered Arm: Okehampton restored in 2000 0702_Instow_02.jpg The Withered Arm: Instow, shoing the listed and restored signal box 0702_Instow_04.jpg The Withered Arm: Instow upside station building now used as the hq of the local sailing club 0702_Instow_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Instow tunnel 0701_Fremington_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Fremington, showing the remains of the up platform and the dock area behind 0701_Fremington_02.jpg The Withered Arm: Fremington, looking east over the viaduct over the Pill to the station and quays 0701_Fremington_03.jpg The Withered Arm: Fremington with the newly-established Tarka Trail path cutting through the derelict station area 0701_Fremington_04.jpg The Withered Arm: Fremington - a surviving water tank 070300_Bideford.jpg 9901_Westward_Ho_01.jpg Not the Withered Arm: Westward Ho! - a signal box from the old Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway 9901_Westward_Ho_02.jpg Not the Withered Arm: looking along a platform of the Westward Ho! station of the old Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway 0703_Bideford_00.jpg The Withered Arm: Bideford station building 0703_Bideford_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Bideford station building 0703_Bideford_02.jpg The Withered Arm: Bideford station 0703_Bideford_03.jpg The Withered Arm: Bideford station looking south 0703_Bideford_04.jpg The Withered Arm: Bideford station looking north 0703_Bideford_05.jpg The Withered Arm: Bideford station 0703_Bideford_06.jpg The Withered Arm: Bideford station 0703_Bideford_07.jpg The Withered Arm: Bideford station 0703_Bideford_08.jpg The Withered Arm: Bideford station 0707_Watergate_31.jpg The Withered Arm: Watergate Halt 0707_Watergate_32.jpg The Withered Arm: Watergate Halt 0707_Watergate_35.jpg The Withered Arm: Watergate Halt looking south towards the level crossing 0707_Watergate_36.jpg The Withered Arm: Watergate Halt looking north towards Torrington 0707_Watergate_10.jpg The Withered Arm: Pencleave valley 0707_Watergate_11.jpg The Withered Arm: Pencleave valley 0707_Watergate_15.jpg The Withered Arm: Pencleave valley 0707_Watergate_16.jpg The Withered Arm: Pencleave valley, approaching Watergate 0707_Watergate_40.jpg The Withered Arm: Watergate Halt 07010_Frem.jpg 041100_Delabole.jpg 0706_TorringtonV_02.jpg The Withered Arm: Torrington viaduct 0706_TorringtonV_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Torrington viaduct 0700_Title.jpg 0703_Bideford_09.jpg The Withered Arm: Bideford station in 2003 0703_Bideford_11.jpg The Withered Arm: Bideford station in 2003 0703_Bideford_10.jpg The Withered Arm: Bideford station in 2003 0704_Landcross_01.jpg The Withered Arm: the Landcross viaduct south of Bideford in 2003 0705_Torrington_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Torrington station in 2003 0705_Torrington_02.jpg The Withered Arm: Torrington station in 2003 0706_TorringtonV_04.jpg The Withered Arm: the restored Torrington Viaduct (north end) in 2003 0706_TorringtonV_03.jpg The Withered Arm: the restored Torrington Viaduct in 2003 0708_Yarde_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Yarde Halt in 2003 0709_Dunsbear_01.jpg The Withered Arm: Dunsbear Halt in 2003 0106_SampfordC_02.jpg The Withered Arm: Sampford Courtenay being rebuilt in 2003 0701_Fremington_05.jpg The Withered Arm: Fremington (replica) station in 2003