Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway
Bideford, Westward Ho! And Appledore Railway One of the 3 Hunslet 2-4-2's at Bideford quay, Devon in 1905 . Author Mr Dicker This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer. History & Route A map of the line dated 1919 . Detail from en:Ordnance Survey "New Popular Edition" Sheet 118. Colour highlighting by uploader The Bideford, Westward Ho! And Appledore Railway was a 7½-mile standard gauge (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) tramway located in the south-west of England. Although standard gauge the railway was not connected to the national network. The nearest mainline station was Bideford located on the other side of the River Torridge from the railways Bideford Quay terminus. The mainline station at Bideford survives to this day as a heritage centre. Planning permission to build the railway was granted in May 1896. But, this wasn't the first scheme to bring a railwa