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in 1861. One such scheme was put forward to extend from a junction at Tipton to
Budleigh Salterton and through to Exmouth, getting an Act of Parliament in 1863, although Sidmouth itself had not got a railway at that date. The scheme came to nothing, and a number of abortive schemes followed. In one
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Budleigh Salterton Railway was incorporated on 20 July 1894, with powers to build a line from Tipton (later Tipton St Johns) on the Sidmouth Railway to Budleigh. The connection at Tipton gave access to the L&SWR's London to Exeter main line at Sidmouth Junction, and no direct
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Salterton, the terminus, and by the Sidmouth Railway company at the junction at Tipton.
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Exmouth Dock Company opposed the bill on the basis that they derived £500 annual income from the conveyance of goods (by coastal shipping) from Exmouth to Budleigh Salterton.
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The line accordingly opened on 15 May 1897, with stations at
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proceeded with the construction, and notwithstanding the loss of two temporary bridges when the River Otter was in flood during 1896, construction was completed early.
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Budleigh, and Salterton was renamed Budleigh Salterton on 27 April 1898. Newton Poppleford station opened on 1 June 1899.
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was to operate the line, taking 60% of receipts (plus certain minor fixed costs). The contractors
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88:(freight)
52:, England
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41:Overview
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