Jaywick Sands railway station
Appearance
Jaywick Sands | |
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General information | |
Location | Clacton-on-Sea, Essex England |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Jaywick Miniature Railway |
Key dates | |
31 July 1936 | station opens |
September 1939 | station closes |
Summer 1949 | station re-opens and closes |
Jaywick Sands railway station was the lower terminus of the 18-inch gauge Jaywick Miniature Railway in Essex, UK.[1]
History
[edit]Jaywick Sands had a single platform built of wood, which was provided with a single wooden bench, palisade fencing and electric lamps. Jaywick Sands also (unlike Crossways) had a small wooden ticket-office, though most tickets were sold on the trains. Because the JMR had no turntable, the locomotives always ran tender-first into Jaywick Sands.[2]
The original route of the JMR closed in 1939, but in 1949, the lower half was briefly re-opened, running during the 1949 summer season only. The section in question would have been midway round the 180-degree curve, around half a mile from Jaywick Sands.[3]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Terminus | Jaywick Miniature Railway | Crossways |
References
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