I posted recently about Plymstock Station, which was on the branch line to Turnchapel and Yealmpton. The images of station dated back to as early was 1910. I have found a couple more images from the station.
This was the view overlooking Plym Bridge, looking east towards Plymstock and Billacombe. You can see the steel bridge that carried over ‘The Ride’ into Chelston Meadow. Image by Anthony Kingdom
An usual view of Plymstock Station showing the Turnchapel branch veering off to the right of the Yealmpton branch. 11th April 195. Image by E. R. Shepherd.
The R.C.T.S. ‘special’ on the 2nd of May 1959, consiting of 0-6-0PT No. 6420 and two pairs of auto coaches. Image by W. E Stevens
The Plymouth Railway Circle brake van ‘special’, which ran on the 20th of February 1960. The rail bridge is now a walk/cycle path. Image by R. C. Sambourne
Plymstock was coming to the end of its usage in 1960. This was a n image with an active freight train, looking westwards, towards Plymouth. Image by Michael Hale.
This time looking eastwards and showing evidence of the local and Turnchapel freight activity. Image by Michae Hale
Plymstock Today
I grew up in Hooe and went to Plymstock School, in fact, mum still lives in Hooe. My old bedroom looks over Hooe Lake. Since I visit mum as often as I can, I have been back to where Plymstock station used to stand. The old railway is gone, but it’s possible to walk from Turnchapel, through Oreston, into Plymstock and into town.
The route can take you all over Plymouth. This sign is on the old track bed, which is now a walk and cycle path. It’s about 100 feet from the location of the old station site.
There is very little of the station left today, it’s now a parking lot for selling cars. Some remains can be seen, but it’s very little.
This is looking eastwards, towards Yeamlpton via Billacombe Road. It’s a beautiful walkway, however the smell of steam is long gone.
These images are over 100 years apart. The route to Yelampton, alongside Billacombe Road, is still there, but the pathway towards Turnchapel, which would have been over to the right, is completely gone. To walk to Oreston and on to Turnchapel today, you have to cross over, by the supermarket and pick up the line from Stamps Bridge.
From the air, you can just about see where the line split, off to the left was out to Yeamlpton. The line branching off below was the line to Turnchapel.
Thank you again to Anthony Kingdom for use of the images from his book The Plymouth to Yealmpton Railway (The South Hams Light Railway). You can see more about the Plymouth to Yealmpton Railway on our YouTube Channel.
